NGC 4503
| Galaxy NGC 4503 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 32 m 06.21 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 10 ′ 35.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 - : |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 '× 1.7' |
| Position angle | 12 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.004450 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1334 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.5 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4503 • UGC 7680 • PGC 41538 • CGCG 070-149 • MCG + 02-32-118 • 2MASX J12320619 + 1110351 • VCC 1412 • GC 3052 • H II 66 • h 1313 • LDCE 904 NED169 | |
NGC 4503 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble-type SB0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It has an angular extent of 3.5 '× 1.7' and an apparent magnitude of 11.1 mag. The galaxy is around 57 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of around 65,000 light years, and is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under the catalog name VCC 1412 .
The galaxies IC 3437 , IC 3446 , IC 3470 , IC 3483 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by William Herschel .