NGC 4502 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 32m 03.3s[1] |
Declination | +16° 41′ 16″[1] |
Redshift | 0.005424[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1626 km/s[1] |
Distance | 103.33 ± 8.00 Mly (31.680 ± 2.453 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.8 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAc |
Other designations | |
UGC 7677, MCG +3-32-60, PGC 41531[1] |
NGC 4502 is a spiral galaxy[1] located in the constellation Coma Berenices, originally discovered by William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[2] The galaxy features a broad HI line. In the background and to the celestial north of the galaxy, two uncatalogued, distant colliding galaxies can be seen.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com.
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