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NGC 4305

galaxy
Galaxy Q748266

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
galaxy, spiral galaxy[3]
More facts +13
Part of
Virgo Cluster, [CHM2007] HDC 720, [CHM2007] LDC 904, [T2015] nest 100002[6][7][8][9]
Apparent magnitude
9.83 (9.83–17.5, n=6)
Catalog code
NGC 4305, KPG 333a, UGC 7432, PGC 40030, 2MASX J12220361+1244269, MCG+02-32-013, VCC 522, EVCC 436, Z 70-31, UZC J122203.6+124428, Z 1219.6+1301, SDSS J122203.60+124427.3, LEDA 40030[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Constellation
Virgo[4]
Declination
12.74092107018890°
Discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel[2]
Distance from Earth
20.28 Mpc, 19.70 Mpc
Epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy morphological type
Sa[5]
Radial velocity
1,922 km/s
Redshift
0.00644
Right ascension
185.51502389347600°
Time of discovery or invention
May 2, 1829[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en NGC 4305 ar إن جي سي 4305
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NGC4305 - SDSS DR14.jpg ↗
Gaia ID
3908671756940874112
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12353r_f
New General Catalogue ID
4305
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
40030
SIMBAD ID
NGC 4305
Uppsala General Catalogue ID
7432

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
galaxy, spiral galaxy
Constellation 1
Virgo
Discoverer or inventor 1
John Frederick William Herschel
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Part of 1
Virgo Cluster
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Summary

NGC 4305 is a galaxy[1].

Body

Geography

Part of include Virgo Cluster[6], a galaxy cluster[24]; [CHM2007] HDC 720[7]; [CHM2007] LDC 904[8]; and [T2015] nest 100002[9].

Related Entities

John Frederick William Herschel

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS) III. The ultraviolet source catalogs. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4305. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4305
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