NGC 4958
| Galaxy NGC 4958 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 05 m 48.88 s |
| declination | -08 ° 01 ′ 13.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0? / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.1 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 9 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4697 group Virgo II group LGG 314 |
| Redshift | 0.004853 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 1455 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(61 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.6 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 70,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 3, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4958 • UGCA 323 • PGC 45313 • MCG -01-33-084 • 2MASX J13054887-0801129 • GC 3397 • H I 130 • h 3465 • GALEX ASC J130548.87-080113.5 • LDCE 904 NED297 | |
NGC 4958 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 61 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 70,000 ly
. a. the galaxies NGC 4925 , NGC 4928 , NGC 4942 , NGC 4948 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 3, 1786 .