NGC 4207 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 23, 1865. NGC 4207 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4207
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- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12h 15m 30.5s
- Declination
- 09° 35′ 06″
- Redshift
- 0.001988
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 596 km/s
- Distance
- 47 Mly (14.4 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 13.3
- Type
- Scd
- Size
- ~27,000 ly (8.3 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.59 x 0.91
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