NGC 4393 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 25m 51.2s[1] |
Declination | 27° 33′ 42″[1] |
Redshift | 0.002505[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 751 km/s[1] |
Distance | 46 Mly (14.2 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Coma I (NGC 4274 subgroup) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABd[1] |
Size | ~38,700 ly (11.86 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.2 x 3.0[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07521, PGC 040600, MCG +05-29-083[1] |
NGC 4393 is a spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 11, 1785.[3] It is a member of the NGC 4274 Group,[4][5] which is part of the Coma I Group[6] or Cloud.[7]