NGC 4781

NGC 4781
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4781
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 54^m 23^s[1]
Declination	−10° 32′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0000[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	000 ± 0 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)d[2]
Other designations
NGC 4781, LEDA 43902, IRAS 12517-1015[1]

NGC 4781 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on Mar 25, 1786.^[3] It is a member of the NGC 4699 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.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. "NGC 4781". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4750 - 4799". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4750 - 4799. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4781 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4781 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images