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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Distance
3,145 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00379
Morphology
SAB
Coordinates
RA 190.4973° · Dec 12.9428°
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Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 41 59.3
Declination
12 ° 56 ′ 34 ″
Redshift
0.003805/1141 km/s
Distance
65,240,000 ly
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Type
S0
Size
~36,469.16 ly (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.59 x 1.23

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4620 is a lenticular galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 29, 1830. NGC 4620 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4620” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.