NGC 4616

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Galaxy
NGC 4616
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Constellation centaur
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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  
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 4616
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Seligman