NGC 4760
| Galaxy NGC 4760 |
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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 53 m 07.230 s |
| declination | -10 ° 29 ′ 39.10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 10 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4760 group LGG 312 |
| Redshift | 0.015884 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 4762 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(208 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (63.7 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | August Winnecke |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1876 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4760 • PGC 43763 • MCG -02-33-041 • 2MASX J12530723-1029394 • GC 5674 • GALEX ASC J125307.21-102939.2 • LDCE 921 NED031 • WISEA J125307.23-102938.9 | |
NGC 4760 is a 11.6 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation of the Virgin on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 208 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC 4760 group ( LGG 312 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4742 , NGC 4757 , NGC 4766 , NGC 4781 .
The object was discovered on March 30, 1876 by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke .
NGC 4760 group ( LGG 312 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 4716 | PGC 43464 | 195 |
| NGC 4717 | PGC 43467 | 204 |
| NGC 4760 | PGC 43763 | 203 |
| PGC 43363 | MCG-01-33-017 | 204 |
Web links
- NGC 4760. SIMBAD , accessed February 4, 2015 .
- NGC 4760. DSO Browser, accessed February 4, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 4760. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 4, 2015 (English).
- Aladin Lite