NGC 4612

NGC 4612 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] NGC 4612 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 23, 1784.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]

NGC 4612
SDSS image of NGC 4612.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 41^m 32.7^s[1]
Declination	07° 18′ 54″[1]
Redshift	0.005921/1775 km/s[1]
Distance	57,166,550 ly
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.3[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SAB0^0[1]
Size	~40,840.24 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	2.17 x 1.38[1]
Other designations
PGC 42574, UGC 7850, VCC 1883[1]

Physical characteristics

NGC 4612 has diffuse bar embedded in a small, bright nucleus. Surrounding the nucleus, there is a very low-surface-brightness ring.[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4429- another lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster
• NGC 7020

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4612. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
3. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4612 - Barred Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
5. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-11.

External links

• NGC 4612 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images