NGC 4701
SDSS image of NGC 4701
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 49m 11.59329s[1]
Declination+03° 23′ 19.3906″[1]
Redshift0.00251[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity752 km/s[2]
Distance50.9 ± 3.3 Mly (15.6 ± 1.0 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cd[4]
Other designations
UGC 7975, MCG +01-33-015, PGC 43331[2]

NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the New General Catalogue, located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by the English astronomer William Herschel in 1786 with a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) diameter mirror type telescope.[2] It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 4701". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ^ Ashby, M. L. N.; Mahajan, S.; Smith, H. A.; Willner, S. P.; Fazio, G. G.; Raychaudhury, S.; Zezas, A.; Barmby, P.; Bonfini, P.; Cao, C.; González-Alfonso, E.; Ishihara, D.; Kaneda, H.; Lyttle, V.; Madden, S.; Papovich, C.; Sturm, E.; Surace, J.; Wu, H.; Zhu, Y. -N. (2011). "The Star Formation Reference Survey. I. Survey Description and Basic Data". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 123 (907): 1011. arXiv:1107.2570. Bibcode:2011PASP..123.1011A. doi:10.1086/661920. S2CID 119226030.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 4701 (NGC 4701)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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Constellation of Virgo
New General Catalogue 4500 to 4999
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