NGC 4451
NGC 4451 is a spiral galaxy, located in the Virgo constellation. It was discovered at the Copenhagen Observatory on March 19, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest, who used an 11" refractor telescope.[3]
| NGC 4451 | |
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 Hubble image of NGC 4451 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 28m 40.5s[1] |
| Declination | 09° 15′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002882[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.29[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7600, MCG+02-32-079, PGC 41050[2] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4451. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "NGC 4451". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- "Heinrich Ludwig [Louis] d'Arrest". Retrieved July 18, 2015.
External links
Media related to NGC 4451 at Wikimedia Commons
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