NGC 4845

Also known as CGCG 15-49, MCG +0-33-25, GC 3330, H 2.536, h 1491

spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 58 01.2
Declination: 1 ° 34 ′ 33 ″
Redshift: z=0.004110 (1232 km/ s )
Distance: 65 Mly
Type: Sab
Apparent size v: 4 ′ .9 × 1 ′ .3

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Constellation: Virgo
Distance from Earth: 10.53
Image: NGC 4845 - Potw1601a.tif

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catalog code: LEDA 44392
Commons category: NGC 4845
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1786-02-24
apparent magnitude: 10.804
galaxy morphological type: Sb
right ascension: 194.5051750
declination: 1.5755806
redshift: 0.00370
radial velocity: 1107
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4845 (also known as NGC 4910) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo around 65 million light years away. The galaxy was originally discovered by William Herschel in 1786. It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which 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.

The galaxy has a supermassive black hole, called IGR J12580+0134, at its center with a mass of 300,000

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