NGC 4531

NGC 4531
SDSS image of NGC 4531.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 34m 15.9s[1]
Declination 13° 04′ 31″[1]
Redshift 0.000650/195 km/s[1]
Distance 49.55 Mly[2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.42[1]
Characteristics
Type SB0^+[1]
Size ~50,270 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 3.1 x 2.0[1]
Other designations
PGC 41806, UGC 7729, VCC 1552 [1]

NGC 4531 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo.[4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 17, 1784.[5] NGC 4531 is member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4531. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4531". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. ↑ "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  7. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-26.


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