NGC 4657
NGC 4657 is a Magellanic 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 4657:
| NGC: | NGC 4657 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 4656 NED02 |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:44:07.10 |
| Declination: | 32:12:31.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 71° |
| Radial velocity: | 613 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002048 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS