NGC 4689

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NGC 4689 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spiral galaxy
alternativeName PGC 43110 NERFINISHED
UGC 7949 NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV 11.9
apparentSize 3.9 × 3.2 arcminutes
belongsToConstellationFamily Ursa Major family NERFINISHED
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogNumber NGC 4689 NERFINISHED
constellation Coma Berenices NERFINISHED
declination +13° 45′ 46″
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1785-04-12
distanceFromEarth 16.5 megaparsecs
54 million light-years
epoch J2000
galacticEnvironment cluster galaxy
galaxyCluster Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
hasDustLanes yes
hasGalaxyType unbarred spiral galaxy
hasSpiralArms yes
hasStarFormation yes
hostGalaxyCluster Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
HubbleType SA(rs)bc
inclination moderately inclined to line of sight
isInHemisphere Northern celestial hemisphere
isInSupercluster Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED
isNonBarred yes
locatedIn Coma Berenices NERFINISHED
Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
memberOf Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED
morphologicalType SA(rs)bc
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radialVelocity 1008 km/s
redshift 0.003366
rightAscension 12h 47m 45s
surfaceBrightness low to moderate

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Virgo Cluster containsGalaxy NGC 4689