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NGC 4523

galaxy

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Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 33 48.0000
Declination: 15 ° 10 ′ 05.001 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 259 ± 5 km/s
Distance: 42.38 ± 6.52 Mly (13 ± 2 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: SAB(s)m
Size: ~39,600 ly (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.0 x 1.9

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Image: SDSS NGC 4523.jpg

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NGC 4523 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located about 35 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 19, 1865. NGC 4523 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. A distance of (13 ± 2 Mpc) for NGC 4523 was derived from using yellow supergiants in the galaxy as standard candles.

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