NGC 4784
| Galaxy NGC 4784 |
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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 37.0 s |
| declination | -10 ° 36 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 104 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012799 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3837 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.1 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 25, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4784 • PGC 43929 • MCG -02-33-053 • GC 3295 • H III 526 • LDCE 0904 NED276 | |
NGC 4784 is a 14.0 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation of Virgo and about 167 million light-years from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on March 25, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "eF, eS, some little doubt".