NGC 4659

NGC 4659
SDSS image of NGC 4659.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 44m 29.4s[1]
Declination13° 29′ 55″[1]
Redshift0.001600[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity480 km/s[1]
Distance54 Mly (16.5 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~6,700 ly (2.04 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.76 x 1.12[1]
Other designations
CGCG 71-24, MCG 2-33-7, PGC 42913, UGC 7915, VCC 1999[1]

NGC 4659 is a lenticular galaxy[3] located about 54 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] NGC 4659 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784[6] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "NGC 4659". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ "NGC 4659". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4659". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4650 - 4699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  7. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-05.