NGC 4730

NGC 4730 is a lenticular galaxy located about 160 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Centaurus.^[3] NGC 4730 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834.^[4] NGC 4730 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 4730
2MASS image of NGC 4730.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	12h 52m 00.5ls[1]
Declination	−41° 08′ 50″[1]
Redshift	0.006981[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2093 km/s[1]
Distance	163 Mly (50.1 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Centaurus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.87[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0^-(r)[1]
Size	~71,700 ly (21.97 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
ESO 323-17, CCC 211, MCG -7-27-3, PGC 43611[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)