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NGC 4473
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 4473 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784.[5] NGC 4473 has an inclination of about 71°.[6] NGC 4473 is a member of a chain of galaxies called Markarian's Chain which is part of the larger Virgo Cluster of galaxies.[7][8]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 4473 | |
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![]() SDSS image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4473. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 29m 48.9s[1] |
Declination | 13° 25′ 46″[1] |
Redshift | 0.007485[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2244 km/s[1] |
Distance | 52.74 Mly |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.16[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E5[1] |
Size | ~ 68.5 kly (estimated); 21 kpc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.5' × 2.5'[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 70-125, MCG 2-32-93, PGC 41228, UGC 7631, VCC 1231[1] |
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