Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- EmG
- Redshift
- z = 0.004672809248990495
- Morphology
- SABb
- Coordinates
- RA 192.2591° · Dec -8.6643°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12 49 02.2
- Declination
- −08 ° 39 ′ 54 ″
- Redshift
- 1394 ± 4 km / s
- Distance
- 64 ± 24 Mly (19.7 ± 7.5 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)b
- Apparent size v
- 3.8 ′ × 2.6 ′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 23
- Image
- NGC 4699 color cutout rings.v3.skycell.1102.089.stk.3823539.3445854.3430118.unconv.fits sci.jpg
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- catalog code
- [SLK2004] 740
- Commons category
- NGC 4699
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1786-03-03
- apparent magnitude
- 15.14
- galaxy morphological type
- SABb
- right ascension
- 192.2591083
- declination
- -8.6643028
- radial velocity
- 1245
- redshift
- 0.004760
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4699 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 65 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4699 is about 85,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. It is a member of the NGC 4699 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
Characteristics
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