NGC 4527 | |
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SDSS image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4527. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 34m 08.4s [1] |
Declination | +02° 39′ 13″ [1] |
Redshift | 1736 ± 1 km/ s [1] |
Distance | 48.9 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(s)bc [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 6.2′ × 2.1′ [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7721, [1] PGC 41789 [1] |
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the M61 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. [2]
NGC 4527 is an intermediate spiral galaxy similar to the Andromeda Galaxy [3] and is located at a distance not well determined, but usually is considered to be an outlying member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, [4] being placed within the subcluster known as S Cloud. [5]
Unlike the Andromeda Galaxy, NGC 4527 is also a starburst galaxy, with 2.5 billion solar masses of molecular hydrogen concentrated within its innermost regions. [6] However said starburst is still weak and seems to be on its earliest phases. [6]
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4527: SN 1915A (type unknown, mag. 15.5), [7] [8] SN 1991T ( type Ia-pec, mag. 13), [9] and SN 2004gn ( type Ic, mag. 16.6). [10]