NGC 4442
galaxy
NGC 4442 also known as UGC 7583, is a barred lenticular galaxy, luminous infrared galaxy and active galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. The galaxy is 48 million light years (or 14,720,000 parsecs) away at a spectroscopic redshift z = 0.00117. The galaxy has a visual magnitude of 10.6, which is visible using a telescope with an aperture of 6 inches or more, and it can be observed in both hemispheres during certain times of the year. The galaxy is located in the Virgo Cluster, along with other notable galaxies such as Messier 87 and the Eyes Galaxies. The galaxy was discovered on April 15, 1784 by German-British astronomer, William Herschel.
Physical properties
NGC 4442 is medium-sized barred lenticular galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster, and it was listed as the 1,062nd object in the Virgo Cluster Catalog (VCC). The galaxy has an estimated width of 83,000 light years (or 25,490 parsecs) across, or about 3/4 the size of the Milky Way. This size is based on an 2MASS K-band total angular diameter of 5.95 arcmin (or 357 arcsecs) and a mean redshift-independent distance of 48 million light years (or 14,720,000 parsecs).
NGC 4442 has a stellar mass of 162 billion M☉, or 10^11.21. The galaxy is roughly 3/4th the stellar mass of the Milky Way.
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