NGC 4528

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NGC 4528
SDSS NGC 4528.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 4528.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 34m 06.1s [1]
Declination 11° 19′ 17″ [1]
Redshift 0.004597 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1378 km/s [1]
Distance 50.5 Mly [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.97 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB0 [1]
Size~27,400 ly (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.7 x 1.0 [1]
Other designations
PGC 41781, UGC 7722, VCC 1537 [1]

NGC 4528 is a barred lenticular galaxy [3] located about 50 million light-years away [4] in the constellation Virgo. [5] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. [6] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [3] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4528. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion" . Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. 1 2 Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN   0004-6256.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4528". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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