| NGC 4781 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4781 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 54m 23s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 32′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0000[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 000 ± 0km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)d[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4781,LEDA 43902,IRAS 12517-1015[1] | |
NGC 4781 is abarred spiral galaxy in the constellationVirgo. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on Mar 25, 1786.[3] It is a member of theNGC 4699 Group of galaxies, which is a member of theVirgo II Groups, a series of galaxies andgalaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of theVirgo Supercluster.[4]
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