NGC 4494

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 4494 is referenced by 497 other articles, and connects out to NGC 4624, Coma Berenices and epoch.

Vinony files it under Coma Berenices, Coma I Group and Elliptical galaxies.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12 31 24.1
Declination: +25 ° 46 ′ 31 ″
Redshift: 1342 ± 5 km / s
Distance: 45 ± 10 Mly (13.7 ± 3.2 Mpc )
Type: E1–2
Apparent size v: 4.8 ′ × 3.5 ′

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth: 20.86
Image: NGC 4494 2MASS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 41441
galaxy morphological type: E
Commons category: NGC 4494
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1785-04-06
apparent magnitude: 6.998
right ascension: 187.8501417
declination: 25.7749806
radial velocity: 1318
redshift: 0.004406
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4494 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is located at a distance of circa 45 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4494 is about 60,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

Characteristics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4494” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.