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NGC 4546

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 4546 is referenced by 657 other articles, and connects out to list of stars in Virgo, Q1112974 and list of NGC objects (4001–5000).

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1786, Discoveries by William Herschel and Lenticular galaxies.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: Sy2
Distance: 5,036 light-years
Redshift: z = 0.003492
Morphology: E-S0
Coordinates: RA 188.8729° · Dec -3.7932°

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Key facts

Constellation: Virgo
Right ascension: 12 35 29.5
Declination: −03 ° 47 ′ 35.5 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1057 ± 5 km/s
Distance: 45.6 M ly
Type: SB0

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 10.29
Image: NGC 4546 cutout hst 05446 2a wfpc2 total pc sci.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 41939
time of discovery or invention: 1786-12-29
apparent magnitude: 7.391
right ascension: 188.8729417
declination: -3.7932278
radial velocity: 1045
redshift: 0.003492
galaxy morphological type: SB0
Commons category: NGC 4546

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4546 is a lenticular field galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, with a total population of globular clusters estimated at 390. 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.

Located 45.6 million light years away, with a stellar mass of about 27 billion solar masses, it has a declination of −03° 47' 35" and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds. NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 by William Herschel.

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