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Vinony's link graph records 655 inbound references to NGC 4440, and connects out to list of stars in Virgo, NGC 4624 and list of NGC objects (4001–5000).
Vinony files it under Astronomical objects discovered in 1784, Barred spiral galaxies and NGC objects.
Vinony links it to 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.002418
- Morphology
- SB_a
- Coordinates
- RA 186.9732° · Dec 12.2933°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12 27 53.6
- Declination
- 12 ° 17 ′ 36 ″
- Redshift
- 0.002415/724 km/s
- Distance
- 56,400,000 ly
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Type
- SB(rs)a
- Size
- ~30,550 ly (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.9 x 1.5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 19.46
- Image
- SDSS NGC 4440.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 40927
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-04-17
- apparent magnitude
- 11.255
- radial velocity
- 633
- redshift
- 0.002418
- galaxy morphological type
- Sa
- Commons category
- NGC 4440
- right ascension
- 186.9732208
- declination
- 12.2931917
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4440 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4440 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Physical characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4440” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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