Q942001
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Key facts
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Right ascension
- 12 25 48.8599
- Declination
- +33 ° 32 ′ 48.711 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 319 ± 1 km/s
- Distance
- 13.90 ± 0.86 Mly (4.261 ± 0.264 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- NGC 4631 Group (LGG 291)
- Type
- SA(s)m
- Size
- ~64,700 ly (19.83 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 13.2′ × 11.0′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4395 is a nearby low surface brightness spiral galaxy located about 14 million light-years (or 4.3 Mpc) from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 2 January 1786. The nucleus of NGC 4395 is active and the galaxy is classified as a Seyfert Type I, known for its very low-mass supermassive black hole.
Physical characteristics
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