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spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 15 54.3728
Declination
+13 ° 08 ′ 58.08 ″
Distance
55 Mly
Type
SAB(s)b
Size
162,700 ly (49.90 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
8.1′ × 1.8′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
14
Image
N4216s.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
Sb
catalog code
LEDA 39246
Commons category
NGC 4216
time of discovery or invention
1784-04-17
apparent magnitude
6.524
right ascension
183.9768500
declination
13.1494000
radial velocity
-75
redshift
-0.00025
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NGC 4216 is a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 April 1784.

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