| NGC 4523 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4523. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 33m 48.0s[1] |
| Declination | 15° 10′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000874/262 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 42.38 ± 6.52Mly (13 ± 2Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)m[1] |
| Size | ~39,600 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0 x 1.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 041746, UGC 07713, VCC 1524[1] | |
NGC 4523 is aMagellanic spiral galaxy located about 35 to 50 millionlight-years away[3] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on April 19, 1865.[5] NGC 4523 is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[6][7] A distance of (13 ± 2Mpc) for NGC 4523 was derived from usingyellow supergiants in the galaxy asstandard candles.[6]
On December 23, 1999, aType II supernova designated asSN 1999gq was detected in NGC 4523.[8][9]
