NGC 4420
NGC 4420
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 26m 58.50s[1]
Declination	+02° 29′ 35.0″[1]
Redshift	0.005617 (1,679 ±9 km/s)[1]
Distance	77 Mly (23.62 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	17.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAc[1]
Apparent size (V)	1'.995 x 0'.954[1]
Other designations
UGC 7549, PGC 40775, MCG+01-32-064

NGC 4420 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 77 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.^[1] It is a member of the M61 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.^[2]

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