NGC 4502

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
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 32m 03.3s[1]
Declination+16° 41 16[1]
Redshift0.005424[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1626 km/s[1]
Distance103.33 ± 8.00 Mly (31.680 ± 2.453 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.8
Characteristics
TypeSAc
Other designations
UGC 7677, MCG +3-32-60, PGC 41531[1]

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