Astronomy:NGC 4825

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NGC 4825
A PanSTARRS Image of NGC 4825
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 57m 12.20s[1]
Declination−13° 39′ 56.00″[1]
Redshift0.01475±0.00022[1]
Distance230 Mly (70.55 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^-[1]
Size133,000 ly
Apparent size (V)2.63′ × 1.585′[1]
Notable featuresTurning into spiral(?)
Other designations
PGC 44261,[1] LEDA 44261,[1] MCG -02-33-070,[1] GSC 05542-01145[1]

NGC 4825 is a lenticular galaxy located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[1][2] NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel, and its diameter is 133,000 light-years across.[1][3] NGC 4825 is not known to have much star-formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[4][2]

Nearby and satellite galaxies

NGC 4825 does have one suspected satellite galaxy, J12571108-1339100, a dwarf elliptical galaxy.[3]

Some nearby galaxies are NGC 4823, NGC 4829, and NGC 4820.[3]

References

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