NGC 4981, Giuseppe Donatiello

NGC 4981

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 4981, Giuseppe Donatiello

NGC 4981

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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NGC 4981

Credit: DECaLS, Giuseppe Donatiello

RA 13h 08m 48,7s DEC -06° 46' 39"

NGC 4981 is a disturbed spiral galaxy at 73 million light-years in the constellation Virgo. Also known as LEDA 45574 and MCG-01-34-003, it was discovered on April 17, 1784 by William Herschel and subsequently documented in John Dreyer’s New General Catalog.

This image of NGC 4981 was composed using g,r,z filters data. The bright star visible in the image is a foreground star part of our galaxy.

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NGC 4981, Giuseppe Donatiello