| NGC 4659 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4659. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 44m 29.4s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 29′ 55″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001600[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 480 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 54 Mly (16.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~6,700 ly (2.04 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.76 x 1.12[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 71-24, MCG 2-33-7, PGC 42913, UGC 7915, VCC 1999[1] | |
NGC 4659 is alenticular galaxy[3] located about 54 millionlight-years away[4] in the constellationComa Berenices.[5] NGC 4659 was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 12, 1784[6] and is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[7][8]
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