NGC 4216
E521814
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virgo Cluster member
ⓘ
edge-on galaxy ⓘ spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
PGC 39241
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UGC 7284 NERFINISHED ⓘ VCC 1677 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV |
10.3
ⓘ
~10.0 ⓘ |
| apparentSize |
~1.7 arcminutes
ⓘ
~8.1 arcminutes ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Virgo galaxy cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth |
April
ⓘ
May ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +13° 08′ 59″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | April 17, 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 12 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 40 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyType | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasBulge | yes ⓘ |
| hasCompanionGalaxy |
NGC 4206
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4222 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDustExtinction | strong in disk ⓘ |
| hasDustLane | yes ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | moderate ⓘ |
| hasStellarDisk | yes ⓘ |
| inclination | high inclination to line of sight ⓘ |
| isBrighterMemberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInteractingWith | nearby dwarf galaxies ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | northern sky ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SAB(s)b ⓘ |
| notableFor |
edge-on orientation
ⓘ
prominent dust lanes ⓘ |
| orientation | edge-on ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~131 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.000437 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 15m 54s ⓘ |
| showsFeature |
extended HI gas
ⓘ
warped disk ⓘ |
| visibleIn | amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.