NGC_4825

NGC 4825

NGC 4825

Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4825 is a lenticular galaxy located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[1][2] NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel, and its diameter is 133,000 light-years across.[1][3] NGC 4825 is not know to have much star-formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[4][2]

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Nearby and satellite galaxies

NGC 4825 does have one suspected satellite galaxy, J12571108-1339100, a dwarf elliptical galaxy.[3]

Some nearby galaxies are NGC 4823, NGC 4829, and NGC 4820.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. [2]
    "NGC 4825 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Virgo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. [3]
    "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4800 - 4849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. [4]
    "NGC 4825 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  • Media related to NGC 4825 at Wikimedia Commons
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