NGC 4754
| Galaxy NGC 4754 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 52 m 17.5 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 18 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 4 ′, 4 × 2 ′, 4 |
| Position angle | 23 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 87 group NGC 4639 group LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.004506 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1351 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(58 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.9 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| Absolute brightness | approx. −20.7 mag |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4754 • UGC 8010 • PGC 43656 • CGCG 071-062 • MCG + 02-33-30 • 2MASX J12521756 + 1118491 • VCC 2092 • GC 3274 • H I 25 • H II 74 • h 1462 • GALEX ASC J125217.45 + 111849.9 • Holm 478B • LDCE 0904 NED266 • KPG 356A • EVCC 1205 | |
NGC 4754 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 58 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. Under the catalog name VCC 2092 , it is considered a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster . Together with NGC 4762 , it forms the galaxy pair Holm 478 or KPG 356 .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by William Herschel .
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