NGC 4701 explained

NGC 4701
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Virgo
H Radial V:	752 km/s
Z:	0.00251
Dist Ly:	^[1]
Type:	SA(s)cd^[2]
Appmag B:	13.1
Names:	^[3]

NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the New General Catalogue, located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by the English astronomer William Herschel in 1786 with a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) diameter mirror type telescope. 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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 2011PASP..123.1011A. The Star Formation Reference Survey. I. Survey Description and Basic Data. Ashby. M. L. N.. Mahajan. S.. Smith. H. A.. Willner. S. P.. Fazio. G. G.. Raychaudhury. S.. Zezas. A.. Barmby. P.. Bonfini. P.. Cao. C.. González-Alfonso. E.. Ishihara. D.. Kaneda. H.. Lyttle. V.. Madden. S.. Papovich. C.. Sturm. E.. Surace. J.. Wu. H.. Zhu. Y. -N.. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 2011. 123. 907. 1011. 10.1086/661920. 1107.2570. 119226030.
2. Web site: Results for object NGC 4701 (NGC 4701). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-12-12.
3. NGC 4701. 2020-12-12.
4. Web site: The Virgo III Groups . Atlas of the Universe . 2010-11-27 .