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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
LIN
Redshift
z = 0.00899
Morphology
SAB_a
Coordinates
RA 184.7770° · Dec 5.7260°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
42.70
Image
NGC 4257 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.png
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catalog code
[HDL96] 41 72
declination
5.7259250
discoverer or inventor
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
time of discovery or invention
1862-04-21
apparent magnitude
15.539
galaxy morphological type
Sa
right ascension
184.7769917
redshift
0.00905
radial velocity
2701
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 4257

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