NGC 4683

NGC 4683 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 170 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Centaurus.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834.^[4] NGC 4683 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 4683
legacy surveys image of NGC 4683 (left), NGC 4677 (lower right) and NGC 4696A (upper right).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	12h 47m 42.4s[1]
Declination	−41° 31′ 42″[1]
Redshift	0.011908[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3570 km/s[1]
Distance	172 Mly (52.6 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Centaurus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0-(s)[1]
Size	~76,500 ly (23.44 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
ESO 322-83, MCG -7-26-47, PGC 43182, CCC 008[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)