NGC 4775
| Galaxy NGC 4775 |
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| High-resolution infrared image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4775, created using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 53 m 45.7 s |
| declination | -06 ° 37 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) d |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 2.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC-4697 group ( Virgo II group ) LGG 314 |
| Redshift | (5230 ± 10) · 10 −6 |
| Radial velocity | 1568 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(66 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.1 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| diameter | 35,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4775 • UGCA 306 • PGC 43826 • MCG -01-33-043 • IRAS 12511-0621 • 2MASX J12534570-0637197 • GC 3287 • H II 186 • h 1470 • LDCE 0904 NED274 | |
NGC 4775 is a spiral galaxy of the Scd type and lies in the constellation Virgo . It is estimated to be 66 million light years from the Milky Way .
The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on April 17, 1784 .
Web links
- NGC 4775. SIMBAD, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- NGC 4775. DSO Browser, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4775. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 13, 2015 .