NGC 4474

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NGC 4474
SDSS NGC 4474.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 4474.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 29m 53.5s [1]
Declination 14° 04′ 07″ [1]
Redshift 0.005374/1611 km/s [1]
Distance 51,481,920 ly [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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.


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