NGC 4473

Alt. Designations:

NGC 4473

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Constellation:

Coma Berenices

Distance:

50.4 mly

Right Ascension:

12h 29m 48.7s

Declination:

+13° 25´ 47"

Visual Magnitude:

10.2

Apparent Dimension:

4.5´ X 2.5´

Best Month To View:

Mar

NGC 4473 is a 10.2 magnitude spiral galaxy that is part of a group of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain, which forms part of the Virgo Cluster.