NGC 4476
| Galaxy NGC 4476 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 29 m 59.081 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 20 ′ 55.16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 25 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4461 group LGG 286 |
| Redshift | 0.006565 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1968 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4476 • UGC 7637 • PGC 41255 • CGCG 070-128 • MCG + 02-32-96 • IRAS 12274 + 1237 • 2MASX J12295908 + 1220552 • VCC 1250 • GC 3028 • H II 123 • h 1296 • GALEX ASC J122959.14 +122056.5 • LDCE 904 NED149 • VPC 706 • EVCC 764 | |
NGC 4476 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 85 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 4478 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair. Together with eight other galaxies, it is part of the NGC 4461 group ( LGG 286 ) and under catalog number VCC 1250 it is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4486 , IC 3440 , IC 3443 , IC 3445 .
The object was discovered on April 12, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7-inch mirror telescope.
Web links
Commons : NGC 4476 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Aladin Lite: NGC 4476