| NGC 4517 | |
| Credit: | ESA/Hubble & NASA |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Virgo[1] |
| Ra: | [2] |
| Z: | 0.003780 |
| H Radial V: | 1131 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 40 million ly |
| Type: | Sc(dSc) |
| Appmag B: | 12.4 |
| Size V: | 10.733 x 1.717 82 |
| Names: | PGC 41618, RFGC 2315, Z 14-63, FGC 1455, 2MASX J12324558+0006541, TC 225, Z 1230.2+0024, GNY 1, MCG+00-32-020, UGC 7694, IRAS 12301+0023, 2MFGC 9881, UZC J123245.6+000649, IRAS F12301+0023, NGC 4437, UZC J123245.6+000648, KPG 344b, PSCz Q12301+0023, 2XMMi J123245.4+000655 |
NGC 4517 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.[1] It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[3]