NGC 4586

NGC 4586 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Virgo.^[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on February 2, 1786.^[4] Although listed in the Virgo Cluster Catalog,^[5] NGC 4586 is considered to be a member of the Virgo II Groups which form a southern extension of the Virgo cluster.^[6][7] NGC 4586 is currently in the process of infalling into the Virgo Cluster and is predicted to enter the cluster in about 500 million years.^[8]

NGC 4586
SDSS image of NGC 4586.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 38m 28.4s[1]
Declination	04° 19′ 09″[1]
Redshift	0.002648[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	794 km/s[1]
Distance	51 Mly (15.5 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo II Groups
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.7[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)a[1]
Size	~60,900 ly (18.68 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.90 x 0.99[1]
Other designations
CGCG 42-187, IRAS 12359+0435, MCG 1-32-122, PGC 42241, UGC 7804, VCC 1760[1]

Boxy/Peanut bulge

NGC 4586 has a boxy or peanut-shaped bulge. The bulge has been interpreted to be a bar viewed edge-on.^[9][10]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4469
• NGC 4013