NGC 4699

NGC 4699 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 65 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4699 is about 85,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. 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.

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NGC 4699 is a Seyfert like galaxy with very weak nuclear emission. The galaxy features a bar that is 0.41 arcminutes long and a ring with diameter 1.95 arcminutes. The galaxy features a large bulge which accounts for the 11.3% of the stellar mass of the galaxy and a large disky pseudobulge, which is larger than the strong bar. The disk within the bulge features tightly wrapped spiral arms. There are a lot of HII regions in the disk.  The galaxy has an extended type-III outer disk, with low central surface magnitude and which is thicker than the inner disk.

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