NGC 4535
| Galaxy NGC 4535 |
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| Recording with the VLT | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 34 m 20.3 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 11 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) c; LINER / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.8 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 7.1 ′ × 5 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo Galaxy Cluster LGG 296 |
| Redshift | (6551 ± 2) · 10 −6 |
| Radial velocity | 1964 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.0 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4535 • UGC 7727 • PGC 41812 • CGCG 042-159 • MCG + 1-32-104 • IRAS 12318 + 0828 • 2MASX J12342031 + 0811519 • VCC 1555 • GC 3080 • H II 500 • Stile 420A • LDCE 0904 NED185 | |
NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SAB (s) c in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 85 million light years from the Milky Way . It is part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster , a collection of galaxies that are all held together by their mutual attraction.
Because the galaxy is easy to miss in smaller telescopes, it is sometimes called the "Lost Galaxy". This nickname goes back to an article by amateur astronomer Leland S. Copeland in the 1950s.
The object was discovered on December 28, 1785 by the astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
Image taken with a 60 cm telescope
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day March 25, 2013
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1]