NGC 4457

id: ngc-4457-181-6367318
title: NGC 4457
text: NGC 4457 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It is also classified as a LINER galaxy, a class of active galaxy defined by their spectral line emissions. NGC 4457 Is inclined by about 33°. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on February 23, 1784. Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster Catalog as VCC 1145, NGC 4457 is a member of the Virgo II Groups which form an extension of the Virgo cluster. NGC 4457 may have
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description: Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4457
date created: 2017-08-19T22:51:23Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T20:36:44Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q1111651","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1111651"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/NGC4457_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg","width":800,"height":800}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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