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NGC 4468

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Distance: 46,794 light-years
Redshift: z = 0.00299
Morphology: SA
Coordinates: RA 187.3787° · Dec 14.0491°

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Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 29 30.9
Declination: 14 ° 02 ′ 57 ″
Redshift: 0.003032/909 km/s
Distance: 55,100,000 ly
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: E, SA0-?
Size: ~22,700 ly
Apparent size v: 1.45 x 0.96

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lenticular galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth: 18.84
Image: SDSS NGC 4468.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 3932836651697132160
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1787-01-14
apparent magnitude: 12.253
redshift: 0.00299
Commons category: NGC 4468
right ascension: 187.37872136174640
declination: 14.04907832062500
radial velocity: 895
epoch: J2000.0
galaxy morphological type: S0a-S0/Sa
right ascension component of proper motion: -0.761
declination component of proper motion: 0.207

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4468 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

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