NGC 4616
| Galaxy NGC 4616 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 42 m 16.4 s |
| declination | -40 ° 38 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 '× 0.9' |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Centaurus cluster LGG 305 |
| Redshift | 0.015297 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 4586 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(197 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (60.4 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 5, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4616 • PGC 42662 • ESO 123933-4022.1 • MCG -07-26-030 • 2MASX J12421644-4038313 • SGC 123933-4022.1 • LDCE 916 NED054 | |
NGC 4616 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Centaur the southern sky . It is an estimated 197 million light years away from the Milky Way , about 50,000 light years in diameter, and is a member of the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4601 , NGC 4603 , NGC 4622 , NGC 4650 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on June 5, 1834 .