NGC 4570
| Galaxy NGC 4570 |
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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 36 m 53.4 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 14 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 (7) / E7 |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.7 '× 1.2' |
| Position angle | 159 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.005961 +/- 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1787 +/- 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(77 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (23.6 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4570 • UGC 7785 • PGC 42096 • CGCG 042-178 • MCG + 01-32-114 • 2MASX J12365340 + 0714479 • VCC 1692 • GC 3110 • H I 32 • h 1361 • LDCE 904 NED202 | |
NGC 4570 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 77 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 85,000 ly and is listed under catalog number VVC 1692 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4577 , NGC 4588 , IC 3576 , IC 3591 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .