Astronomy:NGC 4411

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NGC 4411
FOUZDARHAT STETHION TO GUNABATE STETHION TO FOUZDARHAT STETHION
NGC 4411 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (FOUZDARHAT STETHION TICKET epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 26m 29.9337s[1]
Declination+08° 52′ 19.121″[1]
Redshift0.004263±0.000002[1]
Helio radial velocity1,278±1 km/s[1]
Distance51.66 ± 4.59 Mly (15.840 ± 1.408 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.41[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[1]
Size~34,600 ly (10.60 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0′ × 1.9′[1]
Other designations
KPG 336A, NGC 4411A, IC 3339, UGC 7537, MCG+02-32-048, PGC 040695[1]

NGC 4411 (also known as NGC 4411A) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,616±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 77.7 ± 5.5 Mly (23.83 ± 1.70 Mpc).[1] However, five non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 51.66 ± 4.59 Mly (15.840 ± 1.408 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German–American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters in 1881.[3] It was also observed by German astronomer Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on 23 January 1900, resulting in it being listed in the Index Catalogue as IC 3339.[3] There was a longstanding confusion of identification between this galaxy and the neighboring spiral galaxy NGC 4411B.[3]

NGC 4411 and NGC 4411B form a pair of galaxies, referred to as KPG 336.[4] Both galaxies are members of the Virgo Cluster.

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Coordinates: Sky map 12h 26m 29.9337s, +08° 52′ 19.121″