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NGC 4498
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4498.
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension12h 31m 39.5s [1]
Declination16° 51′ 10″ [1]
Redshift0.005027/1507 km/s [1]
Distance52,622,920 ly [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.79 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4498. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II – A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode: 1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi: 10.1086/113874.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4498 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  7. ^ "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  8. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-04.

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