| NGC 4825 | |
|---|---|
 APanSTARRS Image of NGC 4825 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 57m 12.20s[1] |
| Declination | −13° 39′ 56.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01475±0.00022[1] |
| Distance | 230Mly (70.55 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^-[1] |
| Size | 133,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.63′ × 1.585′[1] |
| Notable features | Turning into spiral(?) |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 44261,[1] LEDA 44261,[1] MCG -02-33-070,[1] GSC 05542-01145[1] | |
NGC 4825 is alenticular galaxy located around 230 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Virgo.[1][2] NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by theastronomerWilliam Herschel, and its diameter is 133,000 light-years across.[1][3] NGC 4825 is not known to have muchstar-formation, and it does not have anactive galactic nucleus.[4][2]
NGC 4825 does have one suspectedsatellite galaxy,J12571108-1339100, adwarf elliptical galaxy.[3]
Some nearby galaxies areNGC 4823,NGC 4829, andNGC 4820.[3]
