NGC 4829
| Galaxy NGC 4829 |
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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 24.5 s |
| declination | -13 ° 44 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3? / SB0-? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 105 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012969 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3888 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(169 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.7 ± 3.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4829 • PGC 44305 • 2MASX J12572449-1344151 • | |
NGC 4829 is a 14.8 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo . It was discovered together with NGC 4820 and NGC 4823 in a single observation in 1882 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel , who noted "Quite close to the south [of N4829] are three more faint nebulae".