| NGC 4500 | |
|---|---|
HST image of NGC 4500 (upper left) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 12h 31m 22.15431s[1] |
| Declination | +57° 57′ 52.6226″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0110[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3280 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 157.5 Mly (48.30 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.52[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.12[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)a[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7667,MCG +10-18-062,Mrk 213,PGC 41436[2] | |
NGC 4500 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellationUrsa Major. The galaxy was discovered on April 17, 1789 byWilliam Herschel.[6] It is ablue compact galaxy.[2]
Its distance from Earth is approximately 50 millionparsecs.[3]