NGC 4701 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4701 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 49m 11.59329s[1] |
Declination | +03° 23′ 19.3906″[1] |
Redshift | 0.00251[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 752 km/s[2] |
Distance | 50.9 ± 3.3 Mly (15.6 ± 1.0 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.1[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)cd[4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7975, MCG +01-33-015, PGC 43331[2] |
NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the New General Catalogue, located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by the English astronomer William Herschel in 1786 with a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) diameter mirror type telescope.[2] It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[5]
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New General Catalogue 4500 to 4999 | |
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