NGC 4534

NGC 4534
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4534
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension12h 34m 05.420s[1]
Declination+35° 31′ 06.00″[1]
Redshift0.002734[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity819 km/s[2]
Distance51.92 ± 0.65 Mly (15.92 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.20[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)dm:[1]
Other designations
UGC 7723, MCG +06-28-010, PGC 41779[2]

NGC 4534 is a spiral galaxy, located in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered on May 1, 1785, by William Herschel,[4] using an 18" reflector telescope.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 4534 (NGC 4534)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 4534". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500–4549". Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "NGC 4534 – The NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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