| NGC 4237 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of NGC 4237. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 17m 11.4s[1] |
| Declination | 15° 19′ 26″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002892[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 867 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 59 Mly (18.1 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc,LINER[1] |
| Size | ~50,100 ly (15.35 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.33 x 1.07[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 98-130, IRAS 12146+1536, MCG 3-31-91, PGC 39393, UGC 7315, VCC 226[1] | |
NGC 4237 is aflocculent[2]spiral galaxy[3] located about 60 millionlight-years away[4] in the constellationComa Berenices.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on December 30, 1783[6] and is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[7][8][9] It is also classified as aLINER galaxy and as aSeyfert galaxy.[10][3]
NGC 4237 appears to be deficient in neutral atomic hydrogen(H I). This, combined with its large projected distance fromM87 and its radial velocity close to theVirgo Cluster mean suggests that the galaxy may be on a highly radial orbit through the center of the cluster.[11]
![The galaxy NGC 4237.[12]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aPotw2011a_-_Cotton_Wool_Galaxy.jpg)
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