Right ascension 12 49 08.148 Redshift 0.00480 Apparent magnitude (V) 14.32 Constellation Virgo | Declination −11° 24′ 35.48″ Helio radial velocity 1435 km/s Magnitude 14.32 | |
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Distance 29.40 ± 21.72 Mly (9.013 ± 6.658 Mpc) People also search for NGC 4679, NGC 4701, NGC 4731 | ||
NGC 4700 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4700 was discovered in March 1786 by the British astronomer William Herschel who noted it as a "very faint nebula".
NGC 4700 was imaged by Hubble in 2012, showing an abundance of star-forming regions similar to the Orion Nebula.
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