NGC 4216

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NGC 4216

An ultraviolet image of NGC 4216 taken with GALEX.
Credit: GALEX/NASA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 15m 54.4s[1]
Declination +13° 08′ 58″[1]
Redshift 131 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 40 Mly[citation needed]
Type SAB(s)b[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 8′.1 × 1′.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[1]
Other designations
UGC 7284,[1] PGC 39246[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4216 is a metal-rich[citation needed] intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster[citation needed] of galaxies, roughly 40 million light-years away.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4216. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.


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