NGC 4515 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4515. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 33m 05.0s [1] |
Declination | 16° 15′ 56″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003172/951 km/s [1] |
Distance | 56.7 Mly [2] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0^- [1] |
Size | ~25,350 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.1 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 41652, UGC 7701, VCC 1475 [1] |
NGC 4515 is a lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] NGC 4515 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. [5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6]
NGC 4515 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4515. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 33m 05.0s [1] |
Declination | 16° 15′ 56″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003172/951 km/s [1] |
Distance | 56.7 Mly [2] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0^- [1] |
Size | ~25,350 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.1 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 41652, UGC 7701, VCC 1475 [1] |
NGC 4515 is a lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] NGC 4515 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. [5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6]