NGC 4479
| NGC 4479 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4479. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 30m 18.4s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 34′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002922/876 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 59.7 Mly[1] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^0(s)[1] |
| Size | ~26,860 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.38 x 1.10[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 70-134, MCG 2-32-100, PGC 41302, UGC 7646, VCC 1283[1] | |
NGC 4479 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 60 million light-years away.[2] It is in the Coma Berenices constellation.
