NGC 4546
| Galaxy NGC 4546 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 35 m 29.5 s |
| declination | -03 ° 47 ′ 35 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.3 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003526 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (1057 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(43 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.1 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 29, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4546 • UGC A 288 • PGC 41939 • MCG -01-32-027 • 2MASX J12352950-0347356 • GC 3092 • H I 160 • h 1339 • LDCE 0904 NED192 | |
NGC 4546 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Virgo. It is an estimated 43 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on December 29, 1786 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .