NGC 4179

NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784.^[5] It is a member of the NGC 4179 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.^[2][6]

NGC 4179
SDSS image of NGC 4179
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 12m 52.11142s[1]
Declination	+01° 17′ 58.9523″[1]
Redshift	0.00411[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1230 km/s[2]
Distance	57 Mly (17.6 Mpc)[3]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.8[2]
Characteristics
Type	S0[4]
Other designations
UGC 7214, MCG +00-31-038, PGC 38950[2]