| NGC 4498 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4498. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 31m 39.5s[1] |
| Declination | 16° 51′ 10″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005027/1507 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 52,622,920ly[2] |
| Group orcluster | 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 abarred spiral galaxy[3] located about 50 millionlight-years away[4] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[5] NGC 4498 was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on March 21, 1784.[6] NGC 4498 is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[7][8]
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