| NGC 4777 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 4777 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 53m 58.54196s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 46′ 32.5147″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011905[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3548 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 175.1 Mly (53.70 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SAB(s)a:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-33-044,PGC 43852[2] | |
NGC 4777 is anintermediate spiralringgalaxy.[4] It is estimated to be about 180 million light-years (or about 54 megaparsecs) away from the Sun.[3] It was discovered on March 3, 1786 by the astronomerWilliam Herschel.[5]
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