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NGC 4762

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4762 NGC 4762 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is at a distance of 60 million light years and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. The edge-on view of this particular galaxy, originally considered …

NGC 4699

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

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 …

NGC 4567

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4567 NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies or Siamese Twins) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They …

NGC 4535

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4535 NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy located some 54 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and is located 4.3° from Messier 87. The galactic …

NGC 4526

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4526 NGC 4526 (also listed as NGC 4560) is a lenticular galaxy with an embedded dusty disc, located approximately 55 million light-years from the Solar System in the Virgo constellation and discovered on 13 April 1784 by William Herschel. …

NGC 4517

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4517 NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies …

NGC 4438 Eyes Galaxies

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4438 NGC 4438 or the Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair are members of the string of galaxies known as Markarian’s …

NGC 4388

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4388 NGC 4388 is an active spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It was discovered April 17, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel. This galaxy is located at a distance of 57 million light years and is receding with …

NGC 4216

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4216 NGC 4216 is a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster[2] of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away. It is seen nearly edge-on. NGC 4206 is also shown in the Sketch. …