NGC 4697

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Galaxy
NGC 4697
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High-resolution image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697, created with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope
High-resolution image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697, created with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 48 m 35.9 s
declination -05 ° 48 ′ 03 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E6 / LLAGN  
Brightness  (visual) 9.2 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 10.2 mag
Angular expansion 7.2 ′ × 4.7 ′
Position angle 70 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo II group
NGC 4697 group
LGG 314  
Redshift 0.004140 ± 0.000008  
Radial velocity 1241 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(51 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(15.6 ± 1.1)  Mpc 
diameter 95,000 ly
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date April 24, 1784
Catalog names
NGC  4697 • PGC  43276 • MCG  -01-33-010 • 2MASX  J12483590-0548030 • GC  3227 • H  I 39 • h  1436 • NSA 142365 • LDCE 904 NED252

NGC 4697 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E6 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 51 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 115,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 4705 , NGC 4718 , NGC 4731 , IC 825 , among others .

The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 24, 1784 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 4697  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 4697
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. ↑ Seligman