NGC 4621
NGC 4621 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4621:
| NGC: | NGC 4621 |
| Messier: | M 59 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.56 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.65 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.97 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:42:02.24 |
| Declination: | 11:38:49.30 |
| Major axis: | 4.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 165° |
| Radial velocity: | 431 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001438 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS