| NGC 4454 | |
|---|---|
 The barred spiral galaxy NGC 4454. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 28m 50.7s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 56′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008029/2407 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 122,977,400ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SB(r)0/a[1] |
| Size | ~ 74,373.6 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.81 x 1.44[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 14-48, IRAS 12262-0139, MCG 0-32-14,PGC 41083,UGC 7606[1] | |
NGC 4454 is abarred spiral galaxy[2] located about 123 millionlight-years away[3] in theconstellation ofVirgo.[4] NGC 4454 was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 17, 1784.[5]
Onesupernova, SN 2020abgq (type Ia, mag. 16.3), was discovered in NGC 4454 on 30 November, 2020.[6]
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