NGC 4359

NGC 4359
SDSS image of NGC 4359.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 24m 11.2s[1]
Declination	31° 31′ 19″[1]
Redshift	0.004179[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1253 km/s[1]
Distance	56.21 Mly (17.233 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Coma I (NGC 4274 subgroup)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.6[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)c?+[1]
Size	~27,100 ly (8.32 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.57 x 0.80[1]
Other designations
UGC 07483, PGC 040330, MCG +05-29-079[1]

NGC 4359 is a dwarf barred spiral galaxy^[2][3] seen edge-on that is about 56 million light-years away^[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 20, 1787.^[5] It is a member of the NGC 4274 Group,^[6][7] which is part of the Coma I Group^[6][7] or Cloud.^[8]

On the sky, NGC 4359 appears to lie closest to the flocculent spiral NGC 4414^[9] which is also a member of the NGC 4274 Group^[7] and the Coma I cloud.^[8] However, their radial velocities differ by around 500 km/s suggesting an interaction between the two is unlikely.^[9]

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4414
• Coma I

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