NGC 4260

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NGC 4260
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 19m 22s [1]
Declination +06° 05 55 [1]
Redshift 0.006531 [2]
Helio radial velocity 1958 ± 10 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)a [2]
Other designations
NGC 4260, UGC 7361, MCG +01-31-054, PGC 39656 [1]

NGC 4260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 13, 1784. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 4260". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.