NGC 4800
| Galaxy NGC 4800 |
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| High-resolution image of part of the spiral galaxy NGC 4800, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 54 m 37.8 s |
| declination | + 46 ° 31 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) b / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 25 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.002972 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | (891 ± 17) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(43 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.2 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4800 • UGC 8035 • PGC 43931 • CGCG 245-005 • MCG + 08-24-004 • IRAS 12523 + 4648 • 2MASX J12543777 + 4631521 • GC 3305 • H I 211 • h 1478 • GALEX ASC J125437.88 + 463153.5 • LDCE 867 NED130 | |
NGC 4800 is a spiral dwarf galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 43 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on April 1, 1788 by William Herschel .
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