NGC 4733

NGC 4733 is a barred lenticular galaxy[2][3] located about 55 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[4] NGC 4733 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[5] NGC 4733 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]

NGC 4733
SDSS image of NGC 4733.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 51m 06.8s[1]
Declination10° 54′ 43″[1]
Redshift0.003085/925 km/s[1]
Distance55,454,000 ly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)0^0^ [1]
Size~28,901.32 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.67 x 1.60[1]
Other designations
CGCG 71-54, MCG 2-33-28, PGC 43516, UGC 7997, VCC 2087 [1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4733. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. Emsellem, Eric; Cappellari, Michele; Krajnovic ́, Davor; Alatalo, Katherine (23 February 2011). "The ATLAS3D project – III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early-type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of Fast and Slow Rotators". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 000 (2): 888–912. arXiv:1102.4444. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.414..888E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18496.x. S2CID 2707378.
  4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4733 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  • Media related to NGC 4733 at Wikimedia Commons


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