PGC 40338

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Galaxy
PGC 40338
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 24 m 13.872 s
declination + 07 ° 10 ′ 30 ″
Appearance
Morphological type dE1  
Brightness  (B-band) 16.8 likes
Angular expansion 0.45 ′ × 0.42 ′
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster  
Redshift 0.004990 ± 0.000142  
Radial velocity 1496 ± 43 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(64 ± 5)  ·  10 6  ly
(19.5 ± 1.5)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
PGC  40338 • VCC  711 • WISEA J122413.89 + 071031.1 • NSA 141286 • EVCC 513

LEDA / PGC 40338 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble-type dE1 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 64 million light years from the Milky Way and is part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, known as VCC 711 .

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4341 , NGC 4342 , NGC 4365 , IC 3259 and IC 3267 .

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Individual evidence

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