NGC 4571

spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiC
Redshift: z = 0.0011280829269102455
Morphology: SA
Coordinates: RA 189.2349° · Dec 14.2173°

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Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 36 56.3959
Declination: +14 ° 13 ′ 02.627 ″
Redshift: 0.001 107 ± 0.000 0118
Heliocentric radial velocity: 332 ± 4 km/s
Distance: 52.59 ± 1.66 Mly (16.124 ± 0.508 Mpc )
Type: SA(r)d
Size: ~71,600 ly (21.96 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 3.6′ × 3.2′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth: 16.7
Image: Spiralling star factory (potw2543a).jpg

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Commons category: NGC 4571
redshift: 0.001137
catalog code: SDSS J123656.38+141302.5
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1787-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8.518
galaxy morphological type: Sc(dSc)
right ascension: 189.23488436336730
declination: 14.21730480053880
spectral class: M0
radial velocity: 339.0
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4571 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 January 1787. It was also observed by German astronomer Friedrich Schwassmann on 23 November 1900, causing it to be listed in the Index Catalogue as IC 3588. John Dreyer thought this galaxy might be the "lost" Messier 91, but in 1969, amateur astronomer William C. Williams realized that M91 was actually NGC 4548.

Physical properties

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