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NGC 4790

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Right ascension
  
12 54 51.9

Type
  
Barred Spiral (SBc)

Constellation
  
Virgo

Declination
  
-10° 14' 52"

Magnitude
  
12.4

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
12.4

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NGC 4790 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy (SBc) located in the vicinity of the constellation Virgo. It has a declination of -10° 14' 52" and a right ascension of 12 hours, 54 minutes and 51.9 seconds. In 2012, a possible supernova, SN 2012au, was detected in NGC 4790.

The galaxy was discovered on 25 March 1786 by William Herschel.

References

NGC 4790 Wikipedia