NGC 4498 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4498 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. NGC 4498 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4498
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- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Right ascension
- 12h 31m 39.5s
- Declination
- 16° 51′ 10″
- Redshift
- 0.005027/1507 km/s
- Distance
- 52,622,920 ly
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 12.79
- Type
- SAB(s)d
- Size
- ~53,560 ly (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 3.0 x 1.6
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