NGC 4581
NGC 4581 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4581:
| NGC: | NGC 4581 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.86 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:38:05.17 |
| Declination: | 01:28:39.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.62 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 172° |
| Radial velocity: | 1841 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00616 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS