NGC 4302 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 21m 42.5s[1] |
Declination | 14° 35′ 54″[1] |
Redshift | 0.003833[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,149 km/s[1] |
Distance | 55 Mly (17 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc[1] |
Mass | 1.0×1011[2] M☉ |
Size | ~106,000 ly (32.5 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.78 × 0.75[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 99-27, KCPG 332B, MCG 3-32-9, PGC 39974, UGC 7418, VCC 497[1] |
NGC 4302 is an edge-on spiral galaxy[3] located about 55 million light-years away[3][4] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784[5] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[4][6][7]
It is classified as a Seyfert galaxy and as a LINER galaxy.[3][8] It also has a prominent, extended dust lane.[9][10]
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