---
title: "NGC 4900"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4900"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 4900 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4900"
---

# NGC 4900

NGC 4900 is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) Sc in the constellation [Virgo](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/virgo), 60.33 Mly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 11.36 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASX J13003914+0230052, IRAS 12580+0246 and IRAS F12581+0246, among 13 designations in total. It was discovered in 1786.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW FAR:** 60.33 Mly — A luminosity distance, from its redshift — how faint it looks. The light itself left 44.9 million years ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 2.1′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 11.36 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Virgo](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/virgo) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy Sc |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 60.33 Mly ±14 — by redshift (CMB frame), flat ΛCDM with H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.36 |
| CONSTELLATION | Virgo |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 13h 00m 39.1s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +02° 30′ 05.2″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1786 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | Sc |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.89 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.36 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 9.51 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 8.97 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 8.64 |
| Surface brightness | 22.23 mag/arcsec² |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 964 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.00322 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00430485 |
| Major axis | 2.13′ |
| Minor axis | 2.02′ |
| Position angle | 150° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | G |
| Wikidata item | Q1115389 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 4900 |

## Also known as

- 2MASX: 2MASX J13003914+0230052
- IRAS: IRAS 12580+0246
- IRAS: IRAS F12581+0246
- LEDA: LEDA 44797
- MCG: MCG +01-33-035
- NGC: NGC 4900
- PGC: PGC 44797
- SDSS: SDSS J130036.55+023002.2
- SDSS: SDSS J130039.10+023005.1
- SDSS: SDSS J130039.24+023002.6
- SDSS: SDSS J130039.24+023002.8
- SDSS: SDSS J130039.25+023002.6
- UGC: UGC 8116

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 4900 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4900

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-4900,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 4900}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4900},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-4900