NGC 4647

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NGC 4647 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, known for its apparent interaction with the nearby giant elliptical galaxy Messier 60 within the Virgo Cluster.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
NGC 4647 canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Virgo Cluster member
intermediate spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy
alsoKnownAs PGC 42872
UGC 7896
VCC 1972
apparentMagnitudeV 11.9
apparentSize 2.9′ × 2.3′
catalog New General Catalogue
constellation Virgo
declination +11° 34′ 55″
discoveredBy William Herschel
discoveryDate March 15, 1784
distance approximately 19 Mpc
approximately 63 million light-years
environment cluster galaxy
dense galaxy environment
formsPairWith Messier 60
galacticLatitude +74.3° (approximate)
galacticLongitude 289.8° (approximate)
galaxyType barred spiral
hasAsymmetry lopsided spiral structure
hasCompanion Messier 60
hasDustLanes yes
hasFeature star-forming regions
hasGas molecular gas (H2)
neutral hydrogen (HI)
hasNearbyGalaxy Messier 60
hasStructure spiral arms
weak bar
interactingWith Messier 60
interactionType tidal interaction candidate
isNeighborOf NGC 4649
isProjectedNear Messier 60
locatedInCluster Virgo Cluster
morphologicalType SAB(rs)c
observedBy Hubble Space Telescope
observedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
orientation moderately inclined disk
partOf Virgo constellation region
linked to: Virgo constellation
radialVelocity 1198 km/s
redshift 0.003999
rightAscension 12h 43m 32.5s
starFormationActivity moderate

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Virgo Cluster containsGalaxy NGC 4647
M60 hasCompanionGalaxy NGC 4647
M60 formsInteractingPairWith NGC 4647
NGC 4649 hasCompanionGalaxy NGC 4647