PGC 213955

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 213955
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Constellation Dragon
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 14 m 24.771 s
declination + 63 ° 46 ′ 13.82 ″
Appearance
Brightness  (B-band) 15.7 mag
Angular expansion 0.53 ′ × 0.48 ′
Physical data
Redshift 0.009801 ± 0.000185  
Radial velocity 2938 ± 55 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(136 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(41.8 ± 3.0)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
PGC  213955 • NSA 19254 • WISEA J121424.82 + 634613.5

LEDA / PGC 213955 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Dragon in the northern sky , which is an estimated 136 million light years away from the Milky Way . Together with NGC 4205 , it forms an optical pair of galaxies.

The galaxy NGC 4238 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE