Right ascension 12 34 08.4 Redshift 1736 ± 1 km/s Type SAB(s)bc Magnitude 11.4 Apparent magnitude (V) 11.4 | Declination +02° 39′ 13″ Distance 48.9 Mly Apparent size (V) 6′.2 × 2′.1 Constellation Virgo | |
Similar NGC 4536, NGC 4535, NGC 4550, NGC 4534 | ||
NGC 4527 is a galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
Characteristics
NGC 4527 is an intermediate spiral galaxy similar to the Andromeda Galaxy and is located at a distance not well determined, but usually is considered to be an outlying member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, being placed within the subcluster known as S Cloud.
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. However said starburst is still weak and seems to be on its earliest phases.
References
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