NGC 4658
Galaxy NGC 4658 |
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NGC 4658 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 37.7.79 s |
declination | -10 ° 04 ′ 59.2 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) bc |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 3 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 4658 group LGG 304 |
Redshift | 0.007979 ± 0.000021 |
Radial velocity | 2392 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(102 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.2 ± 2.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | March 25, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4658 • PGC 42929 • MCG -02-33-001 • IRAS 12420-0948 • 2MASX J12443778-1004592 • GC 3191 • H II 558 • h 3414 • GALEX ASC J124437.82-100500.2 • HIPASS J1244-10 • LDCE 915 NED001 |
NGC 4658 is a 12.5 likes bright barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SBBC in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 102 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across. Together with five other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4658 group ( LGG 304 ).
The galaxies NGC 4663 and NGC 4682 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 25, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "F, E in the meridian, 3 'long, following a considerably bright star".