NGC 4479

NGC 4479 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 60 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4479 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784.[4] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]

NGC 4479
SDSS image of NGC 4479.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12^h 30^m 18.4^s[1]
Declination	13° 34′ 40″[1]
Redshift	0.002922/876 km/s[1]
Distance	59.7 Mly[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^0(s)[1]
Size	~26,860 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.38 x 1.10[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-134, MCG 2-32-100, PGC 41302, UGC 7646, VCC 1283[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4477

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4479. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
3. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4479 - Barred Lenticular Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4479 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 4479 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images