NGC 4464

NGC 4464 is an elliptical galaxy located about 70 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] NGC 4464 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 28, 1785.[4] NGC 4464 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]

NGC 4464
SDSS image of NGC 4464.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 29m 21.3s[1]
Declination08° 09′ 24″[1]
Redshift0.004146/1243 km/s[1]
Distance70,459,200 ly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.46[1]
Characteristics
TypeE3 [1]
Size~18,908 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
CGCG 42-128, MCG 1-32-78, PGC 41148, UGC 7619, VCC 1178 [1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4464. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  3. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4464 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  • Media related to NGC 4464 at Wikimedia Commons


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