NGC 4772
| Galaxy NGC 4772 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 53 m 29.1 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 10 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) a / LINER / Sy3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.4 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 147 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC-4753 group ( Virgo II group ) LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003469 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (1040 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(43 ± 3) · 10 6 ly (13.3 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4772 • UGC 8021 • PGC 43798 • CGCG 015-032 • MCG + 00-33-18 • 2MASX J12532917 + 0210060 • GC 3285 • H II 24 • h 1469 • HIPASS J1253 + 02 • LDCE 0904 NED273 | |
NGC 4772 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo. It is an estimated 43 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly. The galaxy is cataloged as the Seyfert 3 galaxy .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on January 24, 1784 .
See also
Web links
- NGC 4772. SIMBAD, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- NGC 4772. DSO Browser, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4772. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 13, 2015 .