NGC 4260
| NGC 4260 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 19m 22s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 05′ 55″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006531[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1958 ± 10 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)a[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4260, UGC 7361, MCG +01-31-054, PGC ?[1] | |
NGC 4260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 13, 1784.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "NGC 4260". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
Media related to NGC 4260 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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