UGC 07454, VCC 0623, PGC 040192, MCG +01-32-033, CGCG 042-064[1]
NGC 4326 is abarred spiral galaxy with aring[2] located about 330 millionlight-years away[3] in the constellationVirgo. It was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 13, 1784,[4] who described it as "vF, S, R, bM, 1st of 3".[5] It is a large galaxy, with a diameter of around 200,000 ly (61 kpc) making it nearly twice the size of theMilky Way.[3] NGC 4326 is also classified as aLINER galaxy.[6] Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster catalog as VCC 623, it is not a member of theVirgo Cluster but instead a background galaxy.[7]
NGC 4326 forms a pair with the galaxyNGC 4333, known as [T2015] nest 102514,[9][10] in which NGC 4326 is the brightest member of the pair.[10] Both galaxies are part of theCfA2 Great Wall.[11]
