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NGC 4659

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Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 44 29.4
Declination: 13 ° 29 ′ 55 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 480 km/s
Distance: 54 Mly (16.5 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Type: S0/a
Size: ~6,700 ly (2.04 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.76 x 1.12

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Image: SDSS NGC 4659.jpg

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NGC 4659 is a lenticular galaxy located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4659 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

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