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NGC 4647
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 4647 is an intermediate spiral galaxy estimated to be around 63 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[3] NGC 4647 is listed along with Messier 60 as being part of a pair of galaxies called Arp 116;[4][5] their designation in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. The galaxy is located on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
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NGC 4647 | |
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![]() Hubble image of the galaxy NGC 4647. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 43m 32.3s[1] |
Declination | 11° 34′ 55″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004700/1409 km/s[1] |
Distance | 63 Mly (estimated) |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.94[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c[1] |
Size | ~90,000 ly (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 2.9 x 2.3[1] |
Other designations | |
Arp 116, CGCG 71-15, IRAS 12410+1151, KCPG 353A, MCG 2-33-1, PGC 42816, UGC 7896, V V 206, VCC 1972[1] |
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