NGC 4548

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NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 4548 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barred spiral galaxy
alsoKnownAs M91
Messier 91
PGC 41934
UGC 7753
angularSize 5.4′ × 4.3′
apparentMagnitudeB 11.0
apparentMagnitudeV 10.2
belongsTo Local Supercluster
linked to: Virgo Supercluster
bestSeenIn spring
catalog Messier Catalogue
linked to: Messier catalogue

New General Catalogue
catalogNumber M91
NGC 4548
constellation Coma Berenices
declination +14° 29′ 47″
discoverer William Herschel
discoveryDate 1784-03-18
distanceFromEarth about 15 Mpc
about 50 million light-years
galaxyType barred spiral
hasBarStructure yes
hasCentralBar prominent
hasClassification SB(rs)ab
hasMorphology ring-like inner structure
hasNucleus yes
hasSpiralArms yes
hasStarFormation yes
hostCluster Virgo Cluster
HubbleType SBb
isInSkyRegion northern celestial hemisphere
isNearbyGalaxy yes
isObservableWith amateur telescopes
isPartOf Virgo Cluster substructure
locatedInSupercluster Virgo Supercluster
locatedNear center of Virgo Cluster on the sky
memberOf Virgo Cluster
messierNumber 91
morphologicalType SB(rs)ab
SBb
namedAfter New General Catalogue designation
observedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
orientation moderately inclined to line of sight
radialVelocity 1140 km/s
redshift 0.003802
rightAscension 12h 35m 26s
surfaceBrightness low to moderate

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgo Cluster containsGalaxy NGC 4548
M91 hasDesignation NGC 4548
NGC 4548 catalogNumber NGC 4548