NGC 4900

NGC 4900
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13h 00m 39.2568s [1]
Declination	+02° 30′ 02.687″ [1]
Redshift	0.003212 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	963 ± 1 km/s [1]
Distance	70.21 ± 5.63  Mly (21.527 ± 1.726  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4753 Group
Apparent magnitude  (B)	12.8 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)c;WR HII [1]
Size	~66,100  ly (20.26  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)	2.2′ × 2.1′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS  12580+0246, UGC   8116, MCG  +01-33-035, PGC  44797, CGCG  043-093 [1]

NGC 4900 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 30, 1786. ^[2] It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. ^[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4900: SN 1999br (Type II, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 12 April 1999. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 4900". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
3. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
4. King, J. Y. (1999). "Supernova 1999br IN NGC 4900". International Astronomical Union Circular. Bibcode:1999IAUC.7141....1K.
5. "SN 1999br". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 5 March 2025.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4900 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4900 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images