NGC 4855
| Galaxy NGC 4855 |
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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 59 m 18.4 s |
| declination | -13 ° 13 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (s) 0- / pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016038 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | (4808 ± 19) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(210 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.3 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | April 19, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4855 • PGC 44572 • MCG -02-33-077 • 2MASX J12591844-1313519 • GALEX ASC J125918.48-131350.1 • LDCE 921 NED065 | |
NGC 4855 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 ly in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 4836 , NGC 4838 , NGC 4847 , NGC 4897 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 19, 1882 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .