NGC 4267

NGC 4267
SDSS image of NGC 4267.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 19m 45.2s[1]
Declination12° 47′ 54″[1]
Redshift0.003406[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1021 km/s[1]
Distance55 Mly (17 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.86[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^-(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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.


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