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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.00317
Morphology
SB_{ax}
Coordinates
RA 188.2814° · Dec 14.5749°
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Key facts

Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12 33 07.5349
Declination
+14 ° 34 ′ 29.892 ″
Distance
60.9 ± 4.4 Mly (18.66 ± 1.35 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Type
SB(rs)ab?
Size
~31,600 ly (9.69 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.9′ × 0.77′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4516 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4516 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784. NGC 4516 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4516” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.