NGC 4716
| Galaxy NGC 4716 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 50 m 33.11 s |
| declination | -09 ° 27 ′ 04.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 pec? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4759 group HCG 62 LGG 312 |
| Redshift | 0.014920 ± 0.000250 |
| Radial velocity | 4473 ± 75 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.8 ± 4.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 60,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4716 • PGC 43464 • MCG -01-33-021 • 2MASX J12503310-0927038 • 2MASS J12503312-0927040 • KTS 46A • LDCE 0921 NED013 • WISEA J125033.12-092704.2 | |
NGC 4716 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 195 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy forms the interacting galaxy trio KTS 46A with its neighbors NGC 4717 and PGC 43465 . Together with three other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4760 group ( LGG 312 ).
The galaxies NGC 4703 , NGC 4764 , NGC 4759 , IC 3826 are in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1981F was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on April 12, 1882 .