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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 29 21.3
Declination
08 ° 09 ′ 24 ″
Redshift
0.004146/1243 km/s
Distance
70,459,200 ly
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Type
E3
Size
~18,908 ly (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.1 x 0.8

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4464 is an elliptical galaxy located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4464 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 28, 1785. NGC 4464 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4464” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.