NGC 4500

NGC 4500
HST image of NGC 4500 (upper left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension12h 31m 22.15431s
Declination+57° 57′ 52.6226″
Redshift0.0110
Heliocentric radial velocity3280 km/s
Distance157.5 Mly (48.30 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.52
Apparent magnitude (B)13.12
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)a
Other designations
UGC 7667, MCG +10-18-062, Mrk 213, PGC 41436

NGC 4500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered on April 17, 1789 by William Herschel. It is a blue compact galaxy.

Its distance from Earth is approximately 50 million parsecs.

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