| NGC4216 / Galaxy, type SAB(s)b: II |
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| R.A. | 12h 15m 53.1s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +13° 08' 58" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 8.2×1.8' |
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| Radial Velocity | +459km/s |
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| Magnitude | 11.0 |
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| Distance | 54.8 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | Virgo Cluster |
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| Other IDs | UGC7284, MCG2-31-72
CGCG69-112, PGC39246 |
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NGC4216 is a member galaxy of the Virgo Cluster, positioned almost just on a border between constellations of Virgo and Coma Berenices.
You can find it about 6 degrees and 40 arc minutes ESE from Denebola, beta Leo.
We're overlooking the galaxy from almost edge-on angle; clear central nucleus and dark lane being crossing can be recognized.
The galaxy has an apparent thickness and length of 1.8 and 8 arc minutes respectively.
The NGC4216 is one of easy-appreciating galaxies in Virgo Cluster in which uncountable galaxies are scattered.
And it's the brightest one in all member galaxies without Messier's number.
You can see other two fine edge-on galaxies in NE and SW of NGC4216.
They have numbers of NGC4222 and NGC4206 respectively; both have brightness about 13 to 14th magnitudes.
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