NGC 4665

NGC 4665
NGC 4665 by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 45m 06s[1]
Declination+03° 03′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.003042 ± 0.000017 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity912 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance58 Mly (17.9 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.3 [3]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)0/a [1]
Apparent size (V)3.8 × 3.2
Other designations
NGC 4624, NGC 4664, UGC 7924, CGCG 043-018, MCG +01-33-005, PGC 42970[1]
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NGC 4665, also catalogued as NGC 4624 and NGC 4664, is a barred lenticular or spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[4] It is located at a distance of circa 60 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4665 is about 75,000 light years across. NGC 4665 lies 2 and 3/4 degrees east-south east of Delta Virginis and 50 arcminutes southwest of 35 Virginis. It can be viewed through a moderately sized telescope with 23x magnification, forming a pair with an 11th magnitude star 1.5 arcminutes southwest. It is part of the Herschel 400 Catalogue.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4665. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ^ Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog. Bibcode:1988ngc..book.....T.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4665". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ^ O'Meara, Steve (2007). Herschel 400 Observing Guide. Cambridge University Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780521858939.