NGC 4313

NGC 4313 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.^[3] NGC 4313 is a member of the Virgo Cluster^[4][5] and is classified as LINER^[2][6] and as a Seyfert galaxy.^[6]

NGC 4313
SDSS image of NGC 4313.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 22m 38.5s[1]
Declination	11° 48′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.004813[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1443 km/s[1]
Distance	47.1 Mly (14.45 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.5[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)ab[1]
Size	~77,000 ly (23.7 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	4.99 x 0.79[1]
Other designations
UGC 07445, VCC 0570, PGC 040105, MCG +02-32-016[1]

NGC 4313 has undergone ram-pressure stripping in the past.^[7]

Black Hole

NGC 4313 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass of 200,000 (2*10^5) solar masses.^[8]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)