NGC 4822
| Galaxy NGC 4822 |
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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 57 m 03.7 s |
| declination | -10 ° 45 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013092 +/- 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 3925 +/- 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(171 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (52.3 ± 3.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4822 • PGC 44236 • MCG -02-33-069 • 2MASX J12570373-1045423 • LDCE 0921 NED057 | |
NGC 4822 is a 13.5 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 192 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 4781 , NGC 4784 , NGC 4790 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 21, 1882 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .
Web links
- NGC 4822. SIMBAD, accessed February 15, 2015 .
- NGC 4822. DSO Browser, accessed February 15, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4822. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed February 15, 2015 .