| NGC 4179 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4179 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 12m 52.11142s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 17′ 58.9523″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00411[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1230 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 57 Mly (17.6 Mpc)[3] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo Cluster[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7214,MCG +00-31-038,PGC 38950[2] | |
NGC 4179 is alenticular galaxy located in theconstellationVirgo. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on January 14, 1784.[5] It is a member of theNGC 4179 Group of galaxies, which is a member of theVirgo II Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[2][6]
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