NGC 4660
E525478
NGC 4660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| AGNActivity | weak or absent ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
PGC 42927
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VCC 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | ~12 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~12.0 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ~1.5′ × 1.0′ ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | spring ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterMembership | Virgo Cluster core region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +11° 11′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~18 Mpc
ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulationAge | old ⓘ |
| dustContent | low ⓘ |
| environment | cluster galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| hasBar | false ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusterSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | false ⓘ |
| hasSupermassiveBlackHole | true ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HubbleSequenceType | E (elliptical) ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Virgo Cluster potential ⓘ |
| isNearbyGalaxy | true ⓘ |
| isNonStarforming | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virgo (constellation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~1890 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0063 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 44m 32s ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the center of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | low ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | de Vaucouleurs law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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