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NGC 4546

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: Sy2
Distance: 5,036 light-years
Redshift: z = 0.003492
Morphology: E-S0
Coordinates: RA 188.8729° · Dec -3.7932°

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Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 35 29.5
Declination: −03 ° 47 ′ 35.5 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1057 ± 5 km/s
Distance: 45.6 M ly
Type: SB0

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 10.29
Image: NGC 4546 cutout hst 05446 2a wfpc2 total pc sci.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 41939
time of discovery or invention: 1786-12-29
apparent magnitude: 7.391
right ascension: 188.8729417
declination: -3.7932278
radial velocity: 1045
redshift: 0.003492
galaxy morphological type: SB0
Commons category: NGC 4546

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NGC 4546 is a lenticular field galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, with a total population of globular clusters estimated at 390. 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.

Located 45.6 million light years away, with a stellar mass of about 27 billion solar masses, it has a declination of −03° 47' 35" and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds. NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 by William Herschel.