NGC 4731
Galaxy NGC 4731 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 51 m 01.1 s |
declination | -06 ° 23 ′ 35 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) cd |
Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 6.6 ′ × 4.2 ′ |
Position angle | 95 ° |
Surface brightness | 15.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 4697 group LGG 314 |
Redshift | 0.004967 ± 0.000010 |
Radial velocity | 1489 ± 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 25, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4731 • PGC 43507/1033347 • MCG -01-33-026 • IRAS 12484-0607 • 2MASX J12510109-0623349 • GC 3254 • H I 41 • h 1452 • HIPASS J1251-06 • LDCE 904 NED261 • HOLM 472A |
NGC 4731 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc / P in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 62 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter . Together with PGC 43526 it forms the galaxy pair Holm 472 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4775 , NGC 4786 , NGC 4697 , IC 3812 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 25, 1784 .