NGC 4564
Galaxy NGC 4564 |
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NGC 4564 SDSS Recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 36 m 26,983.42 s |
declination | + 11 ° 26 ′ 21 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E6 |
Brightness (visual) | 11.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 3.5 '× 1.5' |
Position angle | 47 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 4486 group LGG 289 |
Redshift | 0.003809 ± 0.000008 |
Radial velocity | 1142 ± 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(49 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.9 ± 1.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4564 • UGC 7773 • PGC 42051 • CGCG 070-186 • MCG + 02-32-150 • 2MASX J12362699 + 1126215 • VCC 1664 • GC 3105 • H II 68 • h 1356 • GALEX ASC J123627.01 + 112621.1 • LDCE 904 NED198 • VPC 1050 • EVCC 2180 |
NGC 4564 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E6 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 49 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light-years across. Listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1664 .
The galaxies NGC 4567 , NGC 4568 , IC 3542 , IC 3573 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1961H was observed here.
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel .