NGC 4216

NGC 4216
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4216 taken with GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
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]
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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4216. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.