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Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4900

NGC 4900
All data from the card 11
Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
13h 00m 39.2568s
Declination
+02° 30′ 02.687″
Redshift
0.003212
Heliocentric radial velocity
963 ± 1 km/s
Distance
70.21 ± 5.63 Mly (21.527 ± 1.726 Mpc)
Group or cluster
NGC 4753 Group
Apparent magnitude (B)
12.8
Type
SB(rs)c;WR HII
Size
~66,100 ly (20.26 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
2.2′ × 2.1′

NGC 4900 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 30, 1786. It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4900: SN 1999br (Type II, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 12 April 1999.

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