Astronomy:NGC 4523

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4523
SDSS NGC 4523.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4523.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 33m 48.0s[1]
Declination15° 10′ 06″[1]
Redshift0.000874/262 km/s[1]
Distance42.38 ± 6.52 Mly (13 ± 2 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)m[1]
Size~39,600 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0 x 1.9[1]
Other designations
PGC 041746, UGC 07713, VCC 1524[1]

NGC 4523 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located about 35 to 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 19, 1865.[5] NGC 4523 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7] A distance of (13 ± 2 Mpc) for NGC 4523 was derived from using yellow supergiants in the galaxy as standard candles.[6]

On December 23, 1999, a Type II supernova designated as SN 1999gq was detected in NGC 4523.[8][9]

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