NGC 4657

NGC 4657 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 4657
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 4656 NED02
Galaxy type:Magellanic spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sm
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.5
Right Ascension:12:44:07.10
Declination:32:12:31.50
Major axis:1.86 '
Minor axis:0.63 '
Angle (major axis):71°
Radial velocity:613 km/s
Redshift:0.002048

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula