NGC 4478
E526335
NGC 4478 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 2.5′ × 1.9′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | 12.0 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 11.2 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Virgo constellation region of the sky ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates (J2000) ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 19′ 43″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distance |
about 15 Mpc
ⓘ
about 50 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +74.5° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 283.8° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDustContent | low dust content ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | low star formation rate ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virgo Cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ local universe ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E2 ⓘ |
| nearbyObject |
M87
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4476 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NGCNumber | 4478 ⓘ |
| observedInSurvey |
2MASS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sloan Digital Sky Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1320 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0044 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 30m 17s ⓘ |
| skyPosition | near the center of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | typical of elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| visibleIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.