NGC 4260
In today's world, NGC 4260 has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Whether due to its impact on society, its relevance in the professional field or its influence internationally, NGC 4260 has become an essential topic of conversation today. From its origins to its evolution today, NGC 4260 has played a key role in the lives of countless individuals. In this article, we will explore in detail the importance and impact of NGC 4260 in different contexts, with the aim of providing a broader perspective on this topic that is so relevant today.
| NGC 4260 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4260 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 19m 22.2554s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 05′ 55.482″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006531[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,776±2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)a[1] |
| Size | ~142,600 ly (43.73 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.34′ × 1.03′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7361, MCG +01-31-054, PGC 39656, CGCG 042-015[2][1] | |
NGC 4260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,122±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 102.1 ± 7.2 Mly (31.29 ± 2.22 Mpc).[1] However, six non-redshift measurements give a much farther distance of 131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc).[3] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.[4][5]
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260 -
NGC 4260 (SDSS DR14)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results for object NGC 4260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "NGC 4260". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 4260". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Herschel, W. (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
Media related to NGC 4260 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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