NGC 4312

NGC 4312 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy^[3] located about 55 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.^[4] NGC 4312 is a member of the Virgo Cluster^[5][6][7] and is a LINER galaxy.^[8]

NGC 4312
This is galaxy NGC 4312 captured with an amateur telescope in 2025. It's in close proximity to Messier 100 in the Virgo Cluster.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 22m 31.3s[1]
Declination	15° 32′ 17″[1]
Redshift	0.000510[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	153 km/s[1]
Distance	55 Mly (17 Mpc)[2]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.53[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)ab[1]
Size	~59,000 ly (18 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	4.6 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
UGC 07442, VCC 0559, PGC 040095, MCG +03-32-014[1]

It has undergone ram-pressure stripping in the past.^[9]

Black Hole

NGC 4312 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 10,000 (1*10^4) to 300,000 (3*10^5) solar masses.^[10]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)