NGC4321 Galaxy in Virgo


DATE 19 Apr 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 13 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4321 = 84
NGC4323 = 97
NGC4328 = 36
VCC 0636 = 19
MAGNITUDE NGC4321 = 10.05
NGC4323 = 15.1
NGC4328 = 14.3
VCC 0636 = 16.44
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4321 = 12:22:54.80 +15:49:19.0
NGC4323 = 12:23:01.70 +15:54:20.0
NGC4328 = 12:23:20.00 +15:49:13.0
VCC 0636 = 12:23:21.20 +15:52:06.0
POSITION ANGLE: 30
Rotation Velocity km/s 250
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC4321, also identified as Messier 100, is a weakly barred LINER type spiral galaxy. SN 1959E,
SN 1979C, SN 1901B, SN 1914A, SN 2006X, NGC4328 is a spiral and NGC4323 is a barred spiral galaxy

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4321 M100