NGC 4630

NGC 4630 is an irregular galaxy^[2] located about 54 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation of Virgo.^[4] NGC 4630 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on February 2, 1786.^[2] NGC 4630 is part of the Virgo II Groups^[5] which form a southern extension of the Virgo Cluster.^[6]

NGC 4630
SDSS image of NGC 4630.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 42m 31.1s[1]
Declination	03° 57′ 37″[1]
Redshift	0.002458/737 km/s[1]
Distance	53,823,000 ly
Group or cluster	Virgo II Groups
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.15[1]
Characteristics
Type	IB(s)m[1]
Size	~29,292.76 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	1.8 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
PGC 42688, UGC 7871, VCC 1923[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 1427A