| NGC 4608 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4608. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 41m 13.286s[1] |
| Declination | +10° 09′ 20.38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00617[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1850 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.4 ± 2.6 Mly (17.3 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.97[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB00(r)[1] |
| Size | ~53,105.36 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.2′ × 2.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7842, MCG +02-32-177, PGC 42545[1] | |
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NGC 4608 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[3] At about 56 million light-years (17.3 megaparsecs) away,[2] it is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results for object NGC 4608 (NGC 4608)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ a b Erwin, Peter; Seth, Anil; Debattista, Victor P.; Seidel, Marja; Mehrgan, Kianusch; Thomas, Jens; Saglia, Roberto; De Lorenzo-Cáceres, Adriana; MacIejewski, Witold; Fabricius, Maximilian; Méndez-Abreu, Jairo; Hopp, Ulrich; Kluge, Matthias; Beckman, John E.; Bender, Ralf; Drory, Niv; Fisher, Deanne (2021). "Composite bulges – II. Classical bulges and nuclear discs in barred galaxies: The contrasting cases of NGC 4608 and NGC 4643". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502 (2): 2446–2473. arXiv:2101.05321. Bibcode:2021MNRAS.502.2446E. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab126.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-04.