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NGC 4179

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 659 inbound references to NGC 4179, and connects out to list of stars in Virgo, NGC 4624 and list of NGC objects (4001–5000).

It is catalogued under topics including Lenticular galaxies, NGC objects and Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects.

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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.00411
Morphology: SA
Coordinates: RA 183.2171° · Dec 1.2997°

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Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 12 52.11142
Declination: +01 ° 17 ′ 58.9523 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1230 km/s
Distance: 57 Mly (17.6 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: S0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lenticular galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Distance from Earth: 18.90
Image: NGC4179 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 3699384185358698112
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1784-01-14
apparent magnitude: 10.331
galaxy morphological type: S0
right ascension: 183.21713092333390
declination: 1.29970897585640
radial velocity: 1230
redshift: 0.004190
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 4179

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784. It is a member of the NGC 4179 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.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4179” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.