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NGC 4388

Coordinates: Sky map 12h 30m 31.113s, +41° 42′ 04.22″
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NGC 4388
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4388
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 25m 46.820s[1]
Declination+12° 39′ 43.45″[1]
Redshift0.008419[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2524[2]
Distance19.960 ± 5.652 Mpc (65.10 ± 18.43 Mly)[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.02[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.76[3]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)b[2]
Size120,000 kly (36,000 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)6.2′ × 1.674′[2]
Other designations
UGC 7520, MCG+02-32-041, PGC 40581, VCC 836

NGC 4388 is an active spiral galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4388 is also considered to be one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster due to its luminous nucleus.

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4388. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 4388". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4388 at Wikimedia Commons


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