NGC 4543
| Galaxy NGC 4543 |
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![with LEDA 1295177 (ol) & SDSS J123517.11 + 060742.2 [1] (or), SDSS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4543_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| with LEDA 1295177 (ol) & SDSS J123517.11 + 060742.2 (or), SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 35 m 20.2 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 06 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 '× 0.6' |
| Position angle | 9 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.007945 ± 0.000166 |
| Radial velocity | 2382 ± 50 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (31.7 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 27, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4543 • PGC 41923 • CGCG 042-167 • MCG + 01-32-109 • 2MASX J12352028 + 0606551 • VCC 1608 • GALEX ASC J123520.29 + 060654.8 • LDCE 904 NED190 • EVCC 914 | |
NGC 4543 is an elliptical galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 103 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1608 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4532 , NGC 4577 , IC 3576 , IC 3591 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 27, 1827 .