NGC 4216

NGC 4216

Type	Location	r.a.	dec.	Size	Magnitude	Distance
Galaxy	Vir	12h15.9	+13°09'	8.3' x 2.2'	10	40 Mly

NGC 4216 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 40 million light-years away. It's seen nearly edge-on.

Other galaxies visible: NGC 4222 (top left), NGC 4206 (bottom right)

NGC 4216, NGC 4206, NGC 4222

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Image data :

Date	Telescope	Binning	Exp Time (s)	Special processing	Notes
March 19, 2005	Centurion 18"	L 1:1 RGB 3:1	L 3x300 RGB 300	Max Entropy, LRGB, DDP