NGC 4503
Galaxy NGC 4503 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
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 |
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 .