NGC 4453

NGC 4453
NGC 4453 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 28m 46.8456s
Declination+06° 30′ 43.138″
Redshift0.039061±0.00000579
Heliocentric radial velocity11,710±2 km/s
Distance579.7 ± 40.6 Mly (177.74 ± 12.45 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68
Characteristics
TypeSc pec
Size~150,900 ly (46.26 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.63′ × 0.23′
Other designations
VCC 1130, 2MASX J12284685+0630429, MCG +01-32-073, PGC 41072, CGCG 042-121 NED01

NGC 4453 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 12,051±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 579.7 ± 40.6 Mly (177.74 ± 12.45 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 January 1784.

NGC 4453 is listed as VCC 1130 which would make it part of the Virgo cluster. However, its distance (~178 Mpc) is about 10 times farther than the distance to the cluster (~16.5 Mpc), making the galaxy too far away to be a part of it.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4453:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 4453 NED01". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Herschel, William (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1786.0027.
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4453". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Zwicky, F. (1967). "The 1966 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 79 (470): 456. Bibcode:1967PASP...79..456Z. doi:10.1086/128530.
  5. ↑ "SN 1966F". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 29 January 2026.