NGC 4261

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NGC 4261

A near-infrared image of NGC 4261.
Credit: NASA/2MASS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 19m 23.2s[1]
Declination +05° 49′ 31″[1]
Redshift 2238 ± 7 km/s[1]
Distance 96 ± 8 Mly (29.4 ± 2.6 Mpc)[2]
Type E2-3[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 4′.1 × 3′.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 7360, [1] PGC 39659[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4261 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster.

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the gas and dust disk in the active galactic nucleus of NGC 4261. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the gas and dust disk in the active galactic nucleus of NGC 4261. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.


[edit] See also

  • NGC 4125 - a similar elliptical galaxy

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4261. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
  2. ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712–726. doi:10.1086/345430. 
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