NGC 4528 is a barred lenticular galaxy[3] located about 50 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Virgo.[5] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[6] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[3][7]
NGC 4528 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4528. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 34m 06.1s[1] |
Declination | 11° 19′ 17″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004597[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 1378 km/s[1] |
Distance | 50.5 Mly[2] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.97[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0[1] |
Size | ~27,400 ly (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7 x 1.0[1] |
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PGC 41781, UGC 7722, VCC 1537[1] |
New General Catalogue 4500 to 4999 | |
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