NGC 4267 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4267. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 19m 45.2s [1] |
Declination | 12° 47′ 54″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003406 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1021 km/s [1] |
Distance | 55 Mly (17 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.86 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^-(s)? [1] |
Size | ~58,000 ly (17.7 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.2 x 3.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 70-13, MCG 2-32-4, PGC 39710, UGC 7373, VCC 369 [1] |
NGC 4267 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784 [4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [5] [6] [7]
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NGC 4267 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4267. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 19m 45.2s [1] |
Declination | 12° 47′ 54″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003406 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1021 km/s [1] |
Distance | 55 Mly (17 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.86 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^-(s)? [1] |
Size | ~58,000 ly (17.7 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.2 x 3.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 70-13, MCG 2-32-4, PGC 39710, UGC 7373, VCC 369 [1] |
NGC 4267 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. [3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784 [4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [5] [6] [7]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)