NGC 4502

NGC 4502
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12^h 32^m 03.3^s[1]
Declination	+16° 41′ 16″[1]
Redshift	0.005424[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1626 km/s[1]
Distance	103.33 ± 8.00 Mly (31.680 ± 2.453 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.8
Characteristics
Type	SAc
Other designations
UGC 7677, MCG +3-32-60, PGC 41531[1]

NGC 4502 is a spiral galaxy[1] located in the constellation Coma Berenices, originally discovered by William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[2] The galaxy features a broad HI line. In the background and to the celestial north of the galaxy, two uncatalogued, distant colliding galaxies can be seen.

See also

• New General Catalogue

References

1. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com.