Astronomy:NGC 4267

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4267
SDSS NGC 4267.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4267.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 19m 45.2s[1]
Declination12° 47′ 54″[1]
Redshift0.003406[1]
Helio 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]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4267. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4267&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4267". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4267. 
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc42a.htm#4267. 
  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" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 90: 1681. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1985AJ.....90.1681B. 
  6. C., Kraan-Korteweg, R. (March 1982). "A complete sample of Virgo cluster galaxies" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 47: 505. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1982A&AS...47..505K. 
  7. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4. 

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