NGC 4260

NGC 4260
NGC 4260 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 19^m 22.2554^s[1]
Declination	+06° 05′ 55.482″[1]
Redshift	0.006531[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1,776±2 km/s[1]
Distance	131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.1[2]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)a[1]
Size	~142,600 ly (43.73 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.34′ × 1.03′[1]
Other designations
UGC 7361, MCG +01-31-054, PGC 39656, CGCG 042-015[2][1]

NGC 4260 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,122±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 102.1 ± 7.2 Mly (31.29 ± 2.22 Mpc).^[1] However, six non-redshift measurements give a much farther distance of 131.33 ± 6.17 Mly (40.267 ± 1.891 Mpc).^[3] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 April 1784.^[4][5]

Gallery

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  Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4260
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  NGC 4260 (SDSS DR14)

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 4260". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. "NGC 4260". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "Distance Results for NGC 4260". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. Herschel, W. (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4260 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4260 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images