NGC 4467 is an elliptical galaxy located about 78 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] NGC 4467 was discovered by astronomer Otto Struve on April 28, 1851.[4] NGC 4467 is a companion of Messier 49 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]

NGC 4467
SDSS image of NGC 4467.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 29m 30.2s [1]
Declination07° 59′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.004747/1423 km/s[1]
Distance78,570,000 ly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeE2 [1]
Size~ 21,680 ly [1]
Apparent size (V)0.62 x 0.57[1]
Other designations
ARAK 369, CGCG 42-130, Ho 413c, MCG 1-32-80, PGC 41169, VCC 1192 [1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4467. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4467 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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