NGC 4724
| Galaxy NGC 4724 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Crow |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 50 m 53.8 s |
| declination | -14 ° 19 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | ? |
| Radial velocity | ? km / s |
| distance | ? Lj |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4724 • PGC 43494 • MCG -02-33-022 • GC 3250 • H III 280 • h 1449 • HOLM 470B | |
NGC 4724 is a 12.7 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo. Together with NGC 4727 it forms a double galaxy; it is the smaller and weaker partner.
The object was discovered on February 8, 1785 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope , who described it as "0.5 ′ preceding II.298, eF, eS, stellar at 240 power, doubtful".