NGC 4340

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 495 inbound references to NGC 4340, and connects out to NGC 4624, nebula and epoch.

It is catalogued under topics including Astronomical objects discovered in 1784, Barred lenticular galaxies and Coma Berenices.

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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.003069
Morphology: S0
Coordinates: RA 185.8970° · Dec 16.7223°

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Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 23 35.3
Declination: 16 ° 43 ′ 20 ″
Redshift: 0.003112/933 km/s
Distance: 56,070,000 ly
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: SB0^+(r)
Size: ~ 53,400 ly
Apparent size v: 3.5 x 2.8

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth: 19.13
Image: NGC 4340 Hubble WikiSky.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 40245
radial velocity: 832
Commons category: NGC 4340
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1784-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8.321
right ascension: 185.89698971708640
declination: 16.72234627186810
redshift: 0.003069
epoch: J2000.0
galaxy morphological type: S0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4340 is a double-barred lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. NGC 4340 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. NGC 4340 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4340 is generally thought to be in a pair with the galaxy NGC 4350.

Physical characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4340” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.