| NGC 4754 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4754
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h52m 17.5s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 18′ 50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004506/1351 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 53,017,286 ly[1] |
| Grouporcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.52[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^-(r)[1] |
| Size | ~70,491.82 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.6 x 2.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 43656, UGC 8010, VCC 2092[1] | |
NGC 4754 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 53 million light-years away[2] in the constellationofVirgo.[3] NGC 4754 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[4] It forms a non-interacting[5] pair with the edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 4762.[6] NGC 4754 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][6]
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