NGC 4534

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NGC 4534
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4534
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Canes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 34m 05.420s [1]
Declination +35° 31 06.00 [1]
Redshift 0.002734 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 819 km/s [2]
Distance 51.92 ± 0.65  Mly (15.92 ± 0.20  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.20 [2]
Characteristics
Type SA(s)dm: [1]
Other designations
UGC 7723, MCG +06-28-010, PGC 41779 [2]

NGC 4534 is a spiral galaxy, located in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered on May 1, 1785, by William Herschel, [4] using an 18" reflector telescope. [5]

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References

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