NGC 4900

NGC 4900 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 30, 1786.^[2] It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[3]

NGC 4900
NGC 4900 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13h 00m 39.2568s[1]
Declination	+02° 30′ 02.687″[1]
Redshift	0.003212[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	963 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	70.21 ± 5.63 Mly (21.527 ± 1.726 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4753 Group
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)c;WR HII[1]
Size	~66,100 ly (20.26 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.2′ × 2.1′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 12580+0246, UGC  8116, MCG +01-33-035, PGC 44797, CGCG 043-093[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4900: SN 1999br (Type II, mag. 17.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 12 April 1999.^[4][5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)