NGC 4458
NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784. NGC 4458 is a member of Markarian's Chain which is part of the Virgo Cluster. It is in a pair with the galaxy NGC 4461. NGC 4458 and NGC 4461 are interacting with each other.
| NGC 4458 | |
|---|---|
The elliptical galaxy NGC 4458 as imaged by the SDSS. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 28m 57.5s |
| Declination | 13° 14′ 31″ |
| Redshift | 0.002258/677 km/s |
| Distance | 54,801,600 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.93 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0 |
| Mass | ~1.07×1010 M☉ |
| Size | ~ 29,000 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7 x 1.6 |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 70-114, MCG 2-32-82, PGC 41095, UGC 7610, VCC 1146 | |
NGC 4458 may have a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 200 million Suns (2×108 M☉).
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