NGC 4516 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4516 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784. NGC 4516 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4516
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- Constellation
- Coma Berenices
- Right ascension
- 12h 33m 07.5349s
- Declination
- +14° 34′ 29.892″
- Redshift
- 0.003143
- Distance
- 60.9 ± 4.4 Mly (18.66 ± 1.35 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 13.6
- Type
- SB(rs)ab?
- Size
- ~31,600 ly (9.69 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.9′ × 0.77′
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