NGC4666

A selection of Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster centered around NGC 4666.

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NGC 4666 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo, located at a distance of approximately 55 mega-light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel on February 22, 1784. It 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. John L. E. Dreyer described it as “bright, very large, much extended 45°±, pretty suddenly brighter middle”. It is a member of an interacting system with NGC 4668 and a dwarf galaxy, and belongs to a small group that also includes NGC 4632.

Keywords: NGC4666,Virgo, Virgo Cluster, galaxy