| NGC 4453 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4453 imaged by theVera C. Rubin Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 28m 46.8456s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 30′ 43.138″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.039061±0.00000579[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,710±2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 579.7 ± 40.6 Mly (177.74 ± 12.45 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.68[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc pec[1] |
| Size | ~150,900 ly (46.26 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.63′ × 0.23′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 1130,2MASX J12284685+0630429,MCG +01-32-073,PGC 41072,CGCG 042-121 NED01[1] | |
NGC 4453 is a peculiarspiral galaxy in theconstellation ofVirgo. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is12,051±24 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 579.7 ± 40.6 Mly (177.74 ± 12.45 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 28 January 1784.[2][3]
NGC 4453 is listed asVCC 1130 which would make it part of theVirgo cluster. However, its distance (~178 Mpc) is about 10 times farther than the distance to the cluster (~16.5 Mpc), making the galaxy too far away to be a part of it.
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4453:
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