NGC 4731
NGC 4731 is a barred 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 4731:
| NGC: | NGC 4731 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:51:01.09 |
| Declination: | -06:23:35.00 |
| Major axis: | 6.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.14 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 97° |
| Radial velocity: | 1489 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004978 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS