NGC 4517

NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.[1] It 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.[3]

NGC 4517
Composed image from visible and infrared light gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo[1]
Right ascension12h 32m 45.586s[2]
Declination+00° 06′ 54.14″[2]
Redshift0.003780[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1131 km/s[2]
Distance40 million ly[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.4
Characteristics
TypeSc(dSc)
Apparent size (V)10.733 x 1.717 82[2]
Other designations
PGC 41618, RFGC 2315, Z 14-63, FGC 1455, 2MASX J12324558+0006541, TC 225, Z 1230.2+0024, GNY 1, MCG+00-32-020, UGC 7694, IRAS 12301+0023, 2MFGC 9881, UZC J123245.6+000649, IRAS F12301+0023, NGC 4437, UZC J123245.6+000648, KPG 344b, PSCz Q12301+0023, 2XMMi J123245.4+000655

References
  1. "A spiral galaxy crowned by a star". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. "Search Results for NGC 4517". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  • Media related to NGC 4517 at Wikimedia Commons


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