| NGC 4546 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4546 –Hubble Space Telescope – Hubble Legacy Archive | |
| Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 35m 29.5s[1] |
| Declination | −03° 47′ 35.5″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003492 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1057 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 45.6 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.57[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0−[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41939,MCG-1-32-27,UGCA 288 | |
NGC 4546 is alenticularfield galaxy located in the direction of theconstellation Virgo,[2] with a total population ofglobular clusters estimated at 390.[3] It is a member of theVirgo II Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[4]
Located 45.6 millionlight years away, with astellar mass of about 27 billionsolar masses,[1] it has a declination of −03° 47' 35" and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds.[5] NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 byWilliam Herschel.[6][1][3]
The galaxy appears to be home to asupermassive black hole with a mass of 256 million (± 16 million) times themass of the Sun.[7] It is estimated to have 390±60globular clusters.[8]
NGC 4546 appears to have at least 2 companions,[8] NGC 4546-UCD1 and CGCG 014-074.[8]
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