NGC 4503

NGC 4503 is a barred lenticular galaxy located around 41 to 74 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo.[4] NGC 4503 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[5] NGC 4503 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7][8]

NGC 4503
SDSS image of NGC 4503.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12^h 32^m 06.2^s[1]
Declination	11° 10′ 35″[1]
Redshift	0.004450/1334 km/s[1]
Distance	41.5/74 Mly[2]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.05[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^-[1]
Size	~42,900 ly (13.14 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.5 x 1.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-149, MCG 2-32-118, PGC 41538, UGC 7680, VCC 1412[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4754

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4503. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
2. "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4503 - Barred Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
6. "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
7. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
8. McArthur, Hartmut Frommert, Christine Kronberg, Guy. "The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies". www.messier.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4503 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 4503 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images