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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.002719
Morphology
SB0/a
Coordinates
RA 184.4033° · Dec 29.6080°
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Key facts

Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12 17 36.78283
Declination
+29 ° 36 ′ 28.9010 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
814 ± 39 km/s
Distance
37 Mly (11.4 Mpc )
Type
SB(r)0/a
Apparent size v
76.8″

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4245 is a barred lenticular galaxy with a ring located in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel. It is a member of the Coma I Group.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1110139” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.