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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4359

NGC 4359
All data from the card 11
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12h 24m 11.2s
Declination
31° 31′ 19″
Redshift
0.004179
Heliocentric radial velocity
1253 km/s
Distance
56.21 Mly (17.233 Mpc)
Group or cluster
Coma I (NGC 4274 subgroup)
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.6
Type
SB(rs)c?+
Size
~27,100 ly (8.32 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
2.57 x 0.80

NGC 4359 is a dwarf barred spiral galaxy seen edge-on that is about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 20, 1787. It is a member of the NGC 4274 Group, which is part of the Coma I Group or Cloud.

On the sky, NGC 4359 appears to lie closest to the flocculent spiral NGC 4414 which is also a member of the NGC 4274 Group and the Coma I cloud. However, their radial velocities differ by around 500 km/s suggesting an interaction between the two is unlikely.

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