Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.002418
- Morphology
- SB_a
- Coordinates
- RA 186.9732° · Dec 12.2933°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12 27 53.6
- Declination
- 12 ° 17 ′ 36 ″
- Redshift
- 0.002415/724 km/s
- Distance
- 56,400,000 ly
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Type
- SB(rs)a
- Size
- ~30,550 ly (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.9 x 1.5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 19.46
- Image
- SDSS NGC 4440.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 40927
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-04-17
- apparent magnitude
- 11.255
- radial velocity
- 633
- redshift
- 0.002418
- galaxy morphological type
- Sa
- Commons category
- NGC 4440
- right ascension
- 186.9732208
- declination
- 12.2931917
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4440 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4440 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Physical characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4440” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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