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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4673

NGC 4673
All data from the card 11
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12h 45m 34.7s
Declination
27° 03′ 39″
Redshift
0.022856
Heliocentric radial velocity
6852 km/s
Distance
317 Mly (97.2 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)
13.87
Absolute magnitude (B)
-21.96
Type
E1-2
Size
~75,100 ly (23.04 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
1.0′ × 0.9′

NGC 4673 is an elliptical galaxy located 317 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered on April 6, 1785, by astronomer William Herschel. NGC 4673 is part of a group of 11 galaxies, known as [T2015] nest 100111, which is also known as the NGC 4692 Group and is part of the Coma Supercluster.

NGC 4673 is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 7.2 × 108 M☉, and a population of 750 globular clusters.

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