NGC 4825
NGC 4825 is a lenticular galaxy located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel, and its diameter is 133,000 light-years across. NGC 4825 is not known to have much star-formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.
Nearby and satellite galaxies
NGC 4825 does have one suspected satellite galaxy, J12571108-1339100, a dwarf elliptical galaxy.
Some nearby galaxies are NGC 4823, NGC 4829, and NGC 4820.
References
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 4825 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Virgo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4800 - 4849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 4825 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
