NGC 4267

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NGC 4267
SDSS NGC 4267.jpg
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]
Helio 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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4267. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4267". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area. V - Luminosity functions of Virgo Cluster galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN   0004-6256.
  6. ↑ C., Kraan-Korteweg, R. (March 1982). "A complete sample of Virgo cluster galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 47: 505. Bibcode:1982A&AS...47..505K. ISSN   0365-0138.
  7. ↑ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-35299-4.


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