NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.[1] It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[3]
| NGC 4517 | |
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 Composed image from visible and infrared light gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 32m 45.586s[2] |
| Declination | +00° 06′ 54.14″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.003780[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1131 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 40 million ly[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc(dSc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 10.733 x 1.717 82[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41618, RFGC 2315, Z 14-63, FGC 1455, 2MASX J12324558+0006541, TC 225, Z 1230.2+0024, GNY 1, MCG+00-32-020, UGC 7694, IRAS 12301+0023, 2MFGC 9881, UZC J123245.6+000649, IRAS F12301+0023, NGC 4437, UZC J123245.6+000648, KPG 344b, PSCz Q12301+0023, 2XMMi J123245.4+000655 | |
Gallery
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NGC 4517 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey -
NGC 4517 by Hubble Space Telescope
References
edit- ^ a b c "A spiral galaxy crowned by a star". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Search Results for NGC 4517". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4517 at Wikimedia Commons
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