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.
| NGC 4502 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 32m 03.3s[1] |
| Declination | +16° 41′ 16″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005424[1] |
| Helio 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] | |
New General Catalogue 4500 to 4999 | |
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