NGC 4438

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NGC 4438 is a heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for its tidal interactions and membership in the Virgo Cluster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lenticular galaxy candidate
peculiar galaxy
spiral galaxy
apparentMagnitudeV ~10.0
apparentSize ~9.3 × 4.7 arcminutes
belongsToSupercluster Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
declination +13° 00′ 32″
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1784-01-08
distanceFromEarth ~15 Mpc
~50 million light-years
environment dense cluster core
formsPairWith NGC 4435 NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Arp 120 NERFINISHED
PGC 40973 NERFINISHED
UGC 7574 NERFINISHED
VCC 1043 NERFINISHED
hasAsymmetricalStructure true
hasDisturbedDisk true
hasDustLanes true
hasInclination highly inclined disk
hasMorphologicalType SA(s)0/a pec
hasNuclearActivity true
hasRadioEmission true
hasStellarStreams true
hasTidalDistortion true
hasXRayEmission true
interactsGravitationallyWith NGC 4435 NERFINISHED
isNearOnSky NGC 4435 NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Virgo NERFINISHED
memberOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
notableFor interaction with NGC 4435
membership in Virgo Cluster core
strong tidal distortions
observedIn X-ray wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
pairNickname The Eyes Galaxies NERFINISHED
possibleAGN true
radialVelocity ~71 km/s
redshift 0.000253
rightAscension 12h 27m 45.6s
showsExtraplanarGas true
showsTidalTails true
subjectTo ram-pressure stripping
tidal interactions

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Virgo Cluster containsGalaxy NGC 4438