NGC 4780
| Galaxy NGC 4780 |
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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 54 m 05.2 s |
| declination | -08 ° 37 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 18 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 313 |
| Redshift | 0.011615 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 3482 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(151 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (46.3 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | 1880 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4780 • PGC 43870 • MCG -01-33-045 • IRAS 12515-0821 • 2MASX J12540524-0837159 • LDCE 0921 NED037 • | |
NGC 4780 is a 13.4 mag barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo and about 151 million light years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered in 1880 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel . In a comparative study (Elmegreen & Elmegreen, 1987) the structure of the spiral arms of NGC 4780 was classified as follows: two symmetrical, short arms in the inner regions, irregular outer arms.
Web links
- NGC 4780. SIMBAD, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- NGC 4780. DSO Browser, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4780. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 12, 2015 .