NGC 4580 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 37m 48.4s [1] |
Declination | 05° 22′ 07″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003449 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1034 km/s [1] |
Distance | 69.35 Mly (21.263 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)a pec, LINER [1] |
Size | ~52,400 ly (16.08 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.28 x 1.45 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 42-183, IRAS 12352+0538, MCG 1-32-117, PGC 42174, UGC 7794, VCC 1730 [1] |
NGC 4580 is an unbarred spiral galaxy [2] located about 70 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Virgo. [4] NGC 4580 is also classified as a LINER galaxy. [3] [5] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on February 2, 1786 [6] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [2] [7]
NGC 4580 consists of a ringed structure. The inner pseudoring of the galaxy is very well-defined and is made of two tightly wound spiral arms. Three very diffuse spiral arms which are partly defined by dust, split off from the inner pseudoring. [2]
NGC 4580 has a severely truncated star-forming disk. This may be due to ram-pressure stripping [2] caused by the infall of the Messier 49 subcluster into the Virgo Cluster. [8] Due to the truncation of the star forming disk, NGC 4580 is classified as an anemic galaxy. [9]