NGC 4221

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Coordinates: Sky map 12h 15m 59.860s, +66° 13′ 50.90″

NGC 4221
NGC4221 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4221
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension12h 15m 59.860s[1]
Declination+66° 13′ 50.90″[1]
Redshift0.00439[2]
Helio radial velocity1313 ± 3 km/s[2]
Distance75.9 Mly (23.28 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.6[2]
Characteristics
Type(R)SB0+(r)[1]
Size17.15 kpc [1]
Apparent size (V)1.347′ × 0.943′[2]
Other designations
UGC 7288, MCG +11-15-040, PGC 39266[2]

NGC 4221 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the Draco constellation.[4] It was discovered on April 3, 1832 by the astronomer John Herschel.[4] It is located about 75.9 million light-years (23.28 megaparsecs) away.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Results for object NGC 4221 (NGC 4221)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 4221". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  4. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4200 - 4249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

External links[]

  • Media related to NGC 4221 at Wikimedia Commons


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