NGC 4654

NGC 4654
NGC 4654 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 43m 42.6s[1]
Declination+13° 07′ 36″[1]
Redshift1046 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance55.0 Mly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)cd[1]
Apparent size (V)5.2 × 1.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 7902,[1] PGC 42857, VCC 1987[1]
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NGC 4654 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo at a distance of 55 million light years (16.8 megaparsecs) from the Milky Way[2] that can be spotted with amateur telescopes.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4654. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  2. ^ Koopmann, R.; Kenney, J. D. P. (2004). "Hα Morphologies and Environmental Effects in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (2): 866–885. arXiv:astro-ph/0406243. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613..866K. doi:10.1086/423191. S2CID 17519217.