NGC 4699
| Galaxy NGC 4699 |
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| SDSS , angle of view 7 '× 7' | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 49 m 02.2 s |
| declination | -08 ° 39 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) b / HII / Sy |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.6 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.8 ′ × 2.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4594 group LGG 307 |
| Redshift | 0.004650 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1394 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.6 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 60,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 3, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4699 • UGCA 301 • PGC 43321 • MCG -01-33-013 • IRAS 12464-0823 • 2MASX J12490218-0839514 • GC 3229 • H I 129 • h 3425 • HIPASS J1249-08 • LDCE 904 NED254 | |
NGC 4699 is an active barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBb in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 57 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4674 , NGC 4703 , NGC 4739 , IC 3826 .
The supernovae SN 1948A and SN 1983K (Type-IIP) were observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 3, 1786 .
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