NGC 4451
| NGC 4451 | |
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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 | G[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4451, UGC 07600, PGC 041050 | |
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.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4451. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Heinrich Ludwig [Louis] d'Arrest". Retrieved July 18, 2015.
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