NGC 4492

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Galaxy
NGC 4492 / IC 3438
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NGC 4492 [1]
NGC 4492
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 30 m 59.714 s
declination + 08 ° 04 ′ 40.32 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (s) a? / RET  
Brightness  (visual) 12.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 '× 1.6'
Position angle 90 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
NGC 4535 group
LGG 296  
Redshift 0.005804 ± 0.000015  
Radial velocity 1740 ± 4 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(75 ± 5)  x  10 6  ly
(22.9 ± 1.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date December 28, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  4492 • IC  3438 • UGC  7656 • PGC  41383 • CGCG  042-141 • MCG  + 01-32-089 • 2MASX  J12305975 + 0804404 • VCC  1330 • GC  3040 • H  II 499 • h  1305 • GALEX ASC J123059.67 + 080440.9 • LDCE 904 NED162 • WISEA J123059.71 + 080440.6 • EVCC 2147

NGC 4492 = IC 3438 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 75 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 1330 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster and is considered a member of the NGC 4535 group ( LGG 296 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4465 , NGC 4467 , NGC 4472 , NGC 4488 .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 28, 1785 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 4492  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e f NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 4492
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman