NGC 4658
| Galaxy NGC 4658 |
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![NGC 4658 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4658_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4658 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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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 |
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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".