NGC 4551

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NGC 4551
NGC4551 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4551
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 35m 37.9s [1]
Declination 12° 15′ 50″ [1]
Redshift 0.003923 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1176 km/s [1]
Distance 67 Mly [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.97 [1]
Characteristics
Type E2 [1]
Size~29,340 ly (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.8 x 1.4 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-183, MCG 2-32-148, PGC 41963, UGC 7759, VCC 1630 [1]

NGC 4551 is an elliptical galaxy located about 70 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Virgo. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784. [5] NGC 4551 appears to lie close to the lenticular galaxy NGC 4550. However, both galaxies show no sign of interaction and have different red shifts. [6] Both galaxies are also members of the Virgo Cluster. [7] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4551. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  2. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion" . Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4551". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  6. 1 2 Normandin, George P. "NGC 4550 & 4551, Galaxy Pair". www.kopernik.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. ↑ "A List of Nearby Galaxy Groups". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.


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