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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
H2G
Redshift
z = 0.007967227179902725
Morphology
SAB
Coordinates
RA 184.9836° · Dec 5.3434°
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Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 19 56.0407
Declination
+05 ° 20 ′ 36.497 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2381 ± 2 km/s
Distance
94.72 ± 4.68 Mly (29.040 ± 1.435 Mpc )
Group or cluster
NGC 4235 group (LGG 281)
Type
SB(s)c
Size
~68,900 ly (21.12 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
2.3′ × 1.5′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4273 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2727 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 131.2 ± 9.3 Mly (40.23 ± 2.84 Mpc). However, 20 non-redshift measurements give a much closer distance of 94.72 ± 4.68 Mly (29.040 ± 1.435 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 April 1786.

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 4273 is a member of the NGC 4235 [fr] group (also known as LGG 281). This galaxy group contains at least 29 members, of which 18 appear in the New General Catalogue and 4 in the Index Catalogue.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4273” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.