| NGC 4183 | |
| Credit: | ESA/Hubble & NASA. Acknowledgement: Luca Limatola |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Ra: | [2] |
| Z: | 0.003105 |
| H Radial V: | 929 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 55 million light years |
| Group Cluster: | Ursa Major Cluster |
| Type: | Sc |
| Size V: | 6.39 x 0.39 |
| Size: | 80,000 ly (diameter) |
| Names: | MCG+07-25-051, UZC J121317.0+434153, [CHM2007] LDC 867 J121316.86+4341537,FGC 1386, 2MFGC 9620, Z 215-53, LEDA 38988, RFGC 2222, Z 1210.7+4358, 2MASX J12131686+4341537, UGC 7222, [CHM2007] HDC 706 J121316.86+4341537 |
NGC 4183 is a spiral galaxy with a faint core and an open spiral structure located about 55 million light-years from the Sun. Spanning about eighty thousand light-years, it appears in the constellation of Canes Venatici. NGC 4183 was observed for the first time by British astronomer William Herschel on 14 January 1788.
The galaxy is part of the Ursa Major Cluster.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4183: SN 1968U (type unknown, mag. 14.5).[4]