NGC 4461 explained

NGC 4461
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SB0^+(s) ^[1]
Dist Ly:	48,277,600 ly
Group Cluster:	Virgo Cluster
Z:	0.006418/1924 km/s
Appmag V:	12.09
Size V:	3.5 x 1.4
Constellation Name:	Virgo
Names:	NGC 4443, PGC 41111, UGC 7613, VCC 1158
Size:	~ 50,561 ly

NGC 4461 (also known as NGC 4443) is a lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation of Virgo.^[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784.^[4] NGC 4461 is a member of Markarian's Chain which is part of the Virgo Cluster.^[5]

Interaction with NGC 4458

NGC 4461 is in a pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4458.^[6] It has undergone a tidal interaction with NGC 4458.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• M86

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4461 . 2017-08-09.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-08-09.
3. Web site: Galaxy NGC 4461 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-08-09.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-08-01.
5. Markarian. B.E.. December 1961. Physical chain of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and its dynamic instability. Astronomical Journal. 66. 555–557. 1961AJ.....66..555M.
6. NGC 4461. 2017-08-09.
7. Morelli. L.. Halliday. C.. Corsini. E. M.. Pizzella. A.. Thomas. D.. Saglia. R. P.. Davies. R. L.. Bender. R.. Birkinshaw. M.. 19 July 2004. Nuclear stellar discs in low-luminosity elliptical galaxies: NGC 4458 and 4478. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 354. 3. 753–762. Bertola. F.. astro-ph/0408084 . 2004MNRAS.354..753M . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08236.x . free . 13933949.