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 |
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 |
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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