NGC 4642
NGC 4642 is a spiral 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 4642:
| NGC: | NGC 4642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:43:17.78 |
| Declination: | -00:38:39.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 27° |
| Radial velocity: | 2634 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00883 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS