NGC 4387
E525969
NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 2.6′ × 1.8′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 12.1 ⓘ |
| apparentShape | elongated ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | northern sky ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemReference | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 48′ 38″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784-01-10 ⓘ |
| distance |
about 16 Mpc
ⓘ
about 52 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| dustContent | low ⓘ |
| environment | cluster galaxy ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +74.35° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 283.84° ⓘ |
| gasContent | low ⓘ |
| hasBar | no prominent bar ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | equatorial ⓘ |
| hasImage | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Virgo constellation region of the sky ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo Cluster core region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E5 ⓘ |
| nearbyObject |
M84
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 980 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00327 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 25m 24.5s ⓘ |
| spectralType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | low ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.