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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4207 is a spiral galaxy[2] located about 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 23, 1865.[5] NGC 4207 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]
NGC 4207 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 15m 30.5s[1] |
Declination | 09° 35′ 06″[1] |
Redshift | 0.001988[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 596 km/s[1] |
Distance | 47 Mly (14.4 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Scd[1] |
Size | ~27,000 ly (8.3 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.59 x 0.91[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 69-107, IRAS 12129+0951, MCG 2-31-69, PGC 39206, UGC 7268, VCC 152[1] |
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