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NGC 4451

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NGC 4451
Hubble image of NGC 4451
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 28m 40.5s[1]
Declination09° 15′ 32″[1]
Redshift0.002882[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.29[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA[2]
Apparent size (V)1.5′ × 1.0′[1]
Other designations
UGC 7600, MCG +02-32-079, PGC 41050[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4451. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 4451". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ^ "Heinrich Ludwig [Louis] d'Arrest". Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 4451 at Wikimedia Commons


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