NGC 4517

galaxy

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Vinony's link graph records 657 inbound references to NGC 4517, and connects out to list of stars in Virgo, Q1112974 and list of NGC objects (4001–5000).

Vinony files it under Discoveries by William Herschel, NGC objects and Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects.

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Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 32 45.586
Declination: +00 ° 06 ′ 54.14 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1131 km/s
Distance: 40 million ly
Type: Sc(dSc)
Apparent size v: 10.733 x 1.717 82

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 9
Image: Potw1330a.jpg

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catalog code: Z 1230.2+0024
Commons category: NGC 4517
galaxy morphological type: Sc(dSc)
redshift: 0.003739
right ascension: 188.1899417
declination: 0.1150389
apparent magnitude: 11.33
radial velocity: 1218

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Encyclopedic overview

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. 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.

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