NGC 4474

NGC 4474 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4474 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]

NGC 4474
SDSS image of NGC 4474.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 29m 53.5s[1]
Declination14° 04′ 07″[1]
Redshift0.005374/1611 km/s[1]
Distance51,481,920 ly[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0 pec[1]
Size~36,055.6 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.11 x 1.12[1]
Other designations
PGC 41241, UGC 7634, VCC 1242[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4474. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  2. "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4474 - Lenticular Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  • Media related to NGC 4474 at Wikimedia Commons


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