| NGC 4469 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4469
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h29m 28.0s[1] |
| Declination | 08° 45′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001798/539 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 54,610,000 ly[1] |
| Grouporcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0/a, LINER[1] |
| Size | ~60,380 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.50 x 1.04[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41164, UGC 7622, VCC 1190[1] | |
NGC 4469 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellationofVirgo.[4] It is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[3] NGC 4469 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
NGC 4469 has an X or peanut-shaped bulge, betraying the presence of a bar which generates such structures.[2][7] NGC 4469 may also have an axisymmetric structure. [8]
NGC 4469 has dust lanes that cross the Earth's line of sight.[6]
