NGC 4900

NGC 4900 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 30, 1786.[3]

NGC 4900
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 13h 00m 39s[1]
Declination+02° 30 05[1]
Redshift0.003201[2]
Helio radial velocity960 ± 3 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c;WR HII[2]
Other designations
NGC 4900, MCG+01-33-035, UGC 8116

See also

References

  1. "NGC 4900". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  • Media related to NGC 4900 at Wikimedia Commons


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