NGC 4754 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4754 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 52m 17.5s [1] |
Declination | 11° 18′ 50″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.004506/1351 km/s [1] |
Distance | 53,017,286 ly [1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.52 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^-(r) [1] |
Size | ~70,491.82 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.6 x 2.5 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 43656, UGC 8010, VCC 2092 [1] |
NGC 4754 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 53 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Virgo. [3] NGC 4754 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. [4] It forms a non-interacting [5] pair with the edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 4762. [6] NGC 4754 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [7] [6]