NGC 4470
| Galaxy NGC 4470 / NGC 4610 |
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![NGC 4470 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4470_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4470 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 29 m 37.780 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 49 ′ 27.10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster WBL 410 |
| Redshift | 0.007809 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 2341 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(101 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (31.1 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 23, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4470 • NGC 4610 • UGC 7627 • PGC 41189 • CGCG 042-132 • MCG + 01-32-082 • IRAS 12270 + 0806 • 2MASX J12293780 + 0749266 • VCC 1205 • GC 3020/3147 • H II 18, II 498, II 19 • h 1293 • HIPASS J1229 + 07 • WISEA J122937.78 + 074927.6 • LDCE 904 NED145 • EVCC 743 | |
NGC 4470 = NGC 4610 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 101 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1205 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4465 , NGC 4466 , NGC 4467 , NGC 4472 .
The object was discovered twice by Wilhelm Herschel ; January 23, 1784 (discovery listed as NGC 4610) and December 28, 1785 (listed as NGC 4470).
Web links
- NGC 4470. SIMBAD , accessed January 26, 2019 .
- NGC 4470. DSO Browser, accessed January 26, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 4470. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on January 26, 2015 .