NGC 4743
| Galaxy NGC 4743 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 52 m 16.0 s |
| declination | -41 ° 23 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 + |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 176 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3526 LGG 298 |
| Redshift | 0.009954 +/- 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 2984 +/- 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(126 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.5 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4743 • PGC 43653 • ESO 323-21 • MCG -07-27-005 • SGC 124929-4107.1 • GC 3263 • h 3429 • LDCE 0916 NED110 | |
NGC 4743 is a 12.4 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Centaur , about 126 million light-years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on June 8, 1834 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "F, R, gbM".