NGC 4501
E526460
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier-like galaxy
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster member ⓘ spiral galaxy ⓘ unbarred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
M88
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 41517 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7675 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 10.4 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | 7.1′ × 3.6′ ⓘ |
| belongsToCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring sky in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterEnvironment | intracluster medium of Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Coma Berenices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +14° 25′ 13″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
15.5 megaparsecs
ⓘ
50 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | unbarred spiral ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner ring-like structure (rs)
ⓘ
trailing spiral arms ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | bright central bulge ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
H II regions in spiral arms
ⓘ
active star formation ⓘ asymmetric gas distribution ⓘ dust lanes in spiral arms ⓘ nearly face-on orientation ⓘ prominent spiral arms ⓘ ram-pressure stripping signatures ⓘ |
| interactsWith | intracluster medium of Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo constellation region of the sky ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SA(rs)b ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1566 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.005224 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 31m 59s ⓘ |
| showsEmission |
molecular gas (CO)
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen (H I) ⓘ |
| visibleIn | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.