NGC 4461

NGC 4461 (also known as NGC 4443) is a lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation of Virgo.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784.^[4] NGC 4461 is a member of Markarian's Chain which is part of the Virgo Cluster.^[5]

NGC 4461
NGC 4461
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 29m 03.0s[1]
Declination	13° 11′ 02″[1]
Redshift	0.006418/1924 km/s[1]
Distance	48,277,600 ly
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.09 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^+(s) [1]
Size	~ 50,561 ly
Apparent size (V)	3.5 x 1.4[1]
Other designations
NGC 4443, PGC 41111, UGC 7613, VCC 1158[1]

Interaction with NGC 4458

NGC 4461 is in a pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4458.^[6] It has undergone a tidal interaction with NGC 4458.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• M86