NGC 4517

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 32 45.586
Declination: +00 ° 06 ′ 54.14 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1131 km/s
Distance: 40 million ly
Type: Sc(dSc)
Apparent size v: 10.733 x 1.717 82

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Distance from Earth: 9
Image: Potw1330a.jpg

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catalog code: Z 1230.2+0024

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NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

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