NGC 4260

NGC 4260
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 19m 22s[1]
Declination+06° 05′ 55″[1]
Redshift0.006531[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1958 ± 10 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(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]

  • NGC 4260 (SDSS DR14)
    NGC 4260 (SDSS DR14)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 4260". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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.


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