Astronomy:NGC 4260
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| NGC 4260 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4260 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 19m 22.2554s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 05′ 55.482″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006531[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1,776±2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)a[1] |
| Size | ~142,600 ly (43.73 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.34′ × 1.03′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7361, MCG+01-31-054, PGC 39656[2][1] | |
NGC 4260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,122±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 102.1 ± 7.2 Mly (31.29 ± 2.22 Mpc).[1] However, six non-redshift measurements give a much farther distance of 131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc).[3] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[4][5]
Gallery
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260 -
NGC 4260 (SDSS DR14)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Results for object NGC 4260". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+4260.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 4260". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4260.
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 4260". NASA. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4260.
- ↑ Herschel, W. (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 76: 457–499. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027. Bibcode: 1786RSPT...76..457H. https://zenodo.org/record/1432282/files/article.pdf.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc42a.htm#4260.
External links
- NGC 4260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
12h 19m 22.2554s, +06° 05′ 55.482″
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