NGC 4546
NGC 4546 is a lenticular field galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, with a total population of globular clusters estimated at about 390. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
| NGC 4546 | |
|---|---|
NGC 4546 - Hubble Space Telescope - Hubble Legacy Archive | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 35m 29.5s |
| Declination | −03° 47′ 35.5″ |
| Redshift | 0.003492 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1057 ± 5 km/s |
| Distance | 45.6 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.57 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0− |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41939, MCG-1-32-27, UGC 288 | |
Located 45.6 million light years away, with a stellar mass of about 27 billion solar masses, it has a declination of -03° 47' 35" and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds. NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 by William Herschel.
The galaxy appears to be home to a supermassive black hole with a mass of 256 million (± 16 million) times the mass of the Sun. It is estimated to have 390±60 globular clusters.
NGC 4546 appears to have at least 2 companions, NGC 4546-UCD1 and CGCG 014-074.