NGC 4216
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An ultraviolet image of NGC 4216 taken with GALEX. |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Right ascension: | 12h 15m 54.4s[1] |
| Declination: | +13° 08′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift: | 131 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 40 Mly[citation needed] |
| Type: | SAB(s)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 8′.1 × 1′.8[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.0[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7284,[1] PGC 39246[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4216 is a metal-rich[citation needed] intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster[citation needed] of galaxies, roughly 40 million light-years away.
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