NGC 4302

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiC
Redshift: z = 0.003776404841849823
Morphology: S
Coordinates: RA 185.4270° · Dec 14.5978°

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Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 21 42.5
Declination: 14 ° 35 ′ 54 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,149 km/s
Distance: 55 Mly (17 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: Sc
Mass: 1.0 × 10 M ☉
Size: ~140,000 ly (42 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.78 × 0.75

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth: 16.7
Image: SDSS NGC 4302.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 39974
Commons category: NGC 4302
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1784-00-00
apparent magnitude: 7.826
galaxy morphological type: Sc(dSc)
right ascension: 185.4269875
declination: 14.5977611
radial velocity: 1113
redshift: 0.00372
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4302 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

It is classified as a Seyfert galaxy and as a LINER galaxy. It also has a prominent, extended dust lane.

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