NGC 4564 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 36m 27.0s[1] |
Declination | 11° 26′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.003809[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1142 km/s[1] |
Distance | 57.2 Mly (17.55 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.05[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E6[1] |
Size | ~59,100 ly (18.12 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.5 x 1.5[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 70-186, MCG 2-32-150, PGC 42051, UGC 7773, VCC 1664[1] |
NGC 4564 is an elliptical galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4564 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[4] The galaxy is also a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5][6]
NGC 4564 has an estimated population of 213 ± 31 globular clusters.[7] It is the host of a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of about 56 million suns (0.56+0.03
−0.08×108 M☉).[8]
On May 2, 1961, a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 1961H was discovered in NGC 4564.[9][10]