NGC 4252

NGC 4252
NGC 4252 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 18^m 30.89^s [1]
Declination	+05° 33′ 34.10″ [1]
Redshift	0.002879 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	863 ± 10 km/s [1]
Distance	56 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.10 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.90 [2]
Characteristics
Type	Sc(f) [1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6 x 0.4 [1]
Other designations
PGC 39537, MCG 1-31-45, UGC 7343

NGC 4252 is a spiral galaxy approximately 56 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo.^[1] It belongs to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.^[3]

It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on May 26, 1864.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4252". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
3. Davies, J. I. (2012). "The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey – VIII. The Bright Galaxy Sample". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 419 (4): 3505–3520. arXiv:1110.2869. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.419.3505D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19993.x. S2CID 56474905.
4. "Data for NGC 4252". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4252 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4252 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS