| NGC 4900 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4900 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 39.2568s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 30′ 02.687″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003212[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 963 ± 1km/s[1] |
| Distance | 70.21 ± 5.63 Mly (21.527 ± 1.726 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 4753 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c;WR HII[1] |
| Size | ~66,100 ly (20.26 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 2.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 12580+0246,UGC 8116,MCG +01-33-035,PGC 44797,CGCG 043-093[1] | |
NGC 4900 is abarred spiral galaxy in the constellationVirgo. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on April 30, 1786.[2] It is a member of theNGC 4753 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.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4900: SN 1999br (Type II, mag. 17.5) was discovered by theLick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 12 April 1999.[4][5]
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