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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.006208
Morphology
SAB_a
Coordinates
RA 190.3865° · Dec 7.3149°
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Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
12 41 32.7
Declination
07 ° 18 ′ 54 ″
Redshift
0.005921/1775 km/s
Distance
57,166,550 ly
Group or cluster
Virgo Cluster
Type
(R)SAB0^0
Size
~40,840.24 ly (estimated)
Apparent size v
2.17 x 1.38

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
19.68
Image
SDSS NGC 4612.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
SB0
Commons category
NGC 4612
right ascension
190.3864917
catalog code
LEDA 42574
declination
7.3147806
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-01-23
epoch
J2000.0
apparent magnitude
14.088
redshift
0.006208
radial velocity
1855
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4612 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4612 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 23, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

Physical characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4612” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.