12h49m08.148s, −11° 24′ 35.48″| NGC 4700 | |
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The galaxy NGC 4700 bears the signs of the vigorous birth of many new stars.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h49m 08.148s[2] |
| Declination | −11° 24′ 35.48″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.00480[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1435 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 29.40 ± 21.72 Mly (9.013 ± 6.658 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.32[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)c[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.09′ (major axis)[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-02-33-013, PGC 43330[2] | |
NGC 4700 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light years away in the constellationofVirgo. NGC 4700 was discovered in March 1786 by the British astronomer William Herschel who noted it as a "very faint nebula". It is a member of the NGC 4699 Group of galaxies, which 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.[4]
NGC 4700 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2012, showing an abundance of star-forming regions similar to the Orion Nebula.[1]
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