NGC 4578

NGC 4578 is a lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4578 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 18, 1784[4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5][6]

NGC 4578
SDSS image of NGC 4578.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 37^m 30.5^s[1]
Declination	09° 33′ 18″[1]
Redshift	0.007645[1]
Helio radial velocity	2292 km/s[1]
Distance	55.65 Mly (17.062 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.38[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0^0(r)[1]
Size	~53,600 ly (16.44 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.3 x 2.5[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-195, MCG 2-32-159, PGC 42149, UGC 7793, VCC 1720[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4365

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4578. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4578". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
6. "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4578 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 4578 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images