NGC 4777 | |
---|---|
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 53m 58.54196s[1] |
Declination | −08° 46′ 32.5147″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011905[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3548 km/s[2] |
Distance | 175.1 Mly (53.70 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SAB(s)a:[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-33-044, PGC 43852[2] |
NGC 4777 is an intermediate spiral ring galaxy.[4] It is estimated to be about 180 million light-years (or about 54 megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[3] It was discovered on March 3, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel.[5]