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NGC 4598
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4598.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 40m 11.9s[1]
Declination08° 23′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.006541[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1961 km/s[1]
Distance63.7 Mly (19.54 Mpc),[2] 88.71 Mly (27.200 Mpc), 102 Mly (31.3 Mpc) (Redshift-based) [1][2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0[1]
Size~43,900 ly (13.45 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.47 x 1.06[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-207, MCG 2-32-171, PGC 42427, UGC 7829, VCC 1827[1]

NGC 4598 is a barred lenticular galaxy[3] located in the constellation Virgo.[4] NGC 4598 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784.[5] The distance to NGC 4598 has not been accurately determined; measurements vary from 64 to 102 million light-years.[3][6] According to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, its redshift based distance is 102 Mly (31.3 Mpc) while its redshift independent based distance is 88.71 Mly (27.200 Mpc).[3] Also, according to SIMBAD, its distance is 63.7 Mly (19.54 Mpc).[6] NGC 4598's average distance is 84.8 Mly (26.0 Mpc).[1] NGC 4598 is usually considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8] However, P. Fouqu´e et al. suggests it may be a background galaxy independent of the main cluster.[9]

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