NGC 4634

NGC 4634 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy^[4] located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.^[5] NGC 4634 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.^[6] It is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 4633.^[5] Both galaxies are members of the Virgo Cluster.^[7][8]

NGC 4634
Picture of NGC 4634 produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 42m 40.986s[1]
Declination	+14° 17′ 45.15″[1]
Redshift	0.000991[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	297[2]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.67[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.6[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-17.96[2]
Characteristics
Type	SBcd[2]
Size	49,800 ly (15.28 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	2.6′ × 0.494′[2]
Other designations
UGC 7875, PGC 42707, VCC 1932, MGC+03-32-086[3]

Gallery

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  NGC 4634 by Hubble Space Telescope
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  NGC 4634 (SDSS DR14)