NGC 4571 [SEP] constellation
NGC 4571
NGC 4571 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices that William Herschel thought was Messier 91 in Charles Messier' catalog of deep-sky objects, before nearly two centuries later that object was determined to be the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 4548.
Physical properties.
The finding of Cepheids by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope in 1994 has allowed to know this galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Despite being classified as a late-type galaxy, NGC 4571 has features more
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See also.
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- NGC 4571