NGC 4216

NGC 4216
NGC 4216 (center) imaged with a 24-inch telescope. The other two galaxies in the image are NGC 4206 (lower-right) and NGC 4222 (upper-left).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 15m 54.4s[1]
Declination+13° 08′ 58″[1]
Redshift131 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance55 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)b[1]
Apparent size (V)8.1′ × 1.8′[1]
Other designations
UGC 7284,[1] PGC 39246, VCC 167[1]
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NGC 4216 is a metal-rich[2] intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster[2] of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away.[2] It is seen nearly edge-on.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4216. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c d O'Meara, Stephen James (2007). Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures. Cambridge University Press. pp. 299–302. ISBN 9780521837040.