NGC 4333

NGC 4333 is a barred spiral galaxy with a ring structure^[2] located about 330 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784,^[4] who described it as "F, pS, R, bM, 2nd of 3".^[5] NGC 4333 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.^[6] Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster catalog as VCC 637, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster but instead a background galaxy.^[7]

ConstellationVirgo

Right ascension12^h 23^m 22.3^s[1]

Declination06° 02′ 27″^[1]

Redshift0.023406^[1]

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NGC 4333
NGC 4333 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 23m 22.3s[1]
Declination	06° 02′ 27″[1]
Redshift	0.023406[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7,017 km/s[1]
Distance	330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.48[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)ab[1]
Size	~110,800 ly (33.96 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
VCC 0637, PGC 040217, MCG +01-32-034, CGCG 042-065[1]

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