NGC 4326
| NGC 4326 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4326. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 23m 11.6s[1] |
| Declination | 06° 04′ 20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023756[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7122 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330 Mly (102 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.19[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)ab+[1] |
| Size | ~200,700 ly (61.54 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07454, VCC 0623, PGC 040192, MCG +01-32-033, CGCG 042-064[1] | |
NGC 4326 is a barred spiral galaxy with a ring[2] located about 330 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784,[4] who described it as "vF, S, R, bM, 1st of 3".[5] It is a large galaxy, with a diameter of around 200,000 ly (61 kpc) making it nearly twice the size of the Milky Way.[3] NGC 4326 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[6] Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster catalog as VCC 623, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster but instead a background galaxy.[7]
NGC 4326 is host to a supermassive black hole with and estimated mass of 3.7×108 solar masses.[8]
Nearby Galaxies
NGC 4326 forms a pair with the galaxy NGC 4333, known as [T2015] nest 102514,[9][10] in which NGC 4326 is the birghtest member of the pair.[10] Both galaxies are part of the CfA2 Great Wall.[11]
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