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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Distance
3,025 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00295
Morphology
SAB_a
Coordinates
RA 187.6694° · Dec 9.0157°
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Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 30 40.6
Declination
09 ° 00 ′ 56 ″
Redshift
0.003022/906 km/s
Distance
55.4 Mly
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Type
SB0^+(s)
Size
~31,100 ly
Apparent size v
1.74 x 0.92

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4483 is a dwarf barred lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4483 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, specifically it is located towards the central region of the cluster. The closest bright galaxy to NGC 4483 is IC 3430.

NGC 4483 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 19, 1865.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4483” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.