NGC 4498 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 31m 39.5s [1] |
Declination | 16° 51′ 10″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.005027/1507 km/s [1] |
Distance | 52,622,920 ly [2] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.79 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(s)d [1] |
Size | ~53,560 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.0 x 1.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 41472, UGC 7669, VCC 1379 [1] |
NGC 4498 is a barred spiral galaxy [3] located about 50 million light-years away [4] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [5] NGC 4498 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. [6] NGC 4498 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [7] [8]