NGC 4509
NGC 4509 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4509:
| NGC: | NGC 4509 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 21.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:33:06.79 |
| Declination: | 32:05:29.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 161° |
| Radial velocity: | 914 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00305 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS