Astronomy:NGC 4534

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
NGC 4534
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4534
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 34m 05.420s[1]
Declination+35° 31′ 06.00″[1]
Redshift0.002734[2]
Helio radial velocity819 km/s[2]
Distance51.92 ± 0.65 Mly (15.92 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.20[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)dm:[1]
Other designations
UGC 7723, MCG+06-28-010, PGC 41779[2]

NGC 4534 is a spiral galaxy, located in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered on May 1, 1785, by William Herschel,[4] using an 18" reflector telescope.[5]

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