NGC 4458, NGC 4461

Alt. Designations:

NGC 4458

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Distance:

55.9 mly

Right Ascension:

12h 28m 57.7s

Declination:

+13° 14´ 32"

Visual Magnitude:

11.8

Apparent Dimension:

1.6´ X 1.5´

Alt. Designations:

NGC 4461

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Distance:

53.1 mly

Right Ascension:

12h 29m 02.9s

Declination:

+13° 11´ 04"

Visual Magnitude:

11.1

Apparent Dimension:

3.4´ X 1.4´

Constellation:

Virgo

Best Month To View:

Apr

NGC 4458 and NGC 4461 are part of a group of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain, which forms part of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4458 is on top in this picture.