NGC 4627 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
Right ascension | 12h 41m 59.7s[2] |
Declination | +32° 34′ 25″[2] |
Redshift | 542 ± 16 km/s[2] |
Distance | 30.3 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E4 pec[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.6′ × 1.8′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7860,[2] PGC 42620[2] |
NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.[3]