NGC 4503

NGC 4503 is a barred lenticular galaxy located around 41 to 74 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Virgo.^[4] NGC 4503 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.^[5] NGC 4503 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.^[6][7][8]

NGC 4503
SDSS image of NGC 4503.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 32m 06.2s[1]
Declination	11° 10′ 35″[1]
Redshift	0.004450/1334 km/s[1]
Distance	41.5/74 Mly[2]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.05[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^-[1]
Size	~42,900 ly (13.14 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.5 x 1.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-149, MCG 2-32-118, PGC 41538, UGC 7680, VCC 1412[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4754