Astronomy:NGC 4658
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| NGC 4658 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 44m 37.8s |
| Declination | −10° 4′ 56″ |
| Redshift | 0.007966[1] |
| Distance | 95.37 Mly 29.24 Mpc[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc III,[2] SBc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.1' x 0.9' |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-02-33-001, PGC 42929 | |
NGC 4658 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 25, 1786.[3]
NGC 4658 is part of a galaxy group known as NGC 4658 Group or LGG 304, it has at least 6 confirmed members, which are NGC 4682, NGC 4680, NGC 4658, MCG 2-33-20, MCG 1-33-32 and MCG 2-33-10.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 4658". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4658.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NGC/IC project "Archived copy". http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4650 - 4699". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc46a.htm#4658.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
Template:NGC objects: 4001-5000
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