Celestial Atlas
(NGC 4850 - 4899) <—     NGC Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949     —> (NGC 4950 - 4999)
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NGC 4900 (= PGC 44797)
Discovered (Apr 30, 1786) by William Herschel
An 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Virgo (RA 13 00 39.0, Dec +02 30 04)

2.2 by 2.1 arcmin

SDSS image of NGC 4900
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 4900
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
SDSS image of region near NGC 4900

NGC 4901 (= PGC 44684)
Discovered (Mar 7, 1831) by John Herschel
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Canes Venatici (RA 12 59 56.3, Dec +47 12 22)

1.0 by 1.0 arcmin


NGC 4902 (= PGC 44847)
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
An 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Virgo (RA 13 00 59.6, Dec -14 30 50)

2.9 by 2.6 arcmin


NGC 4903 (= PGC 44894)
Discovered (Mar 30, 1835) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Centaurus (RA 13 01 22.7, Dec -30 56 06)

1.6 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4904 (= PGC 44846)
Discovered (Jan 1, 1786) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Virgo (RA 13 00 58.5, Dec -00 01 37)

2.2 by 1.5 arcmin


NGC 4905 (= PGC 44902)
Discovered (Mar 30, 1835) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0/a) in Centaurus (RA 13 01 30.6, Dec -30 52 03)


NGC 4906 (= PGC 44799)
Discovered (Apr 6, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 39.8, Dec +27 55 26)

0.5 by 0.5 arcmin (? does not agree with Steinicke's type ?)


NGC 4907 (= PGC 44819)
Discovered (May 5, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 48.8, Dec +28 09 25)

1.1 by 1.0 arcmin


NGC 4908 (= PGC 44832)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E2) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 54.4, Dec +28 00 25)

1.0 by 0.8 arcmin


NGC 4909 (= PGC 44949)
Discovered (Jun 5, 1834) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Centaurus (RA 13 02 01.7, Dec -42 46 18)

1.9 by 1.7 arcmin


NGC 4910 (= NGC 4845 = PGC 44392)
Discovered (Jan 24, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4910)
Discovered (Feb 24, 1786) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4845)
An 11th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Virgo (RA 12 58 00.9, Dec +01 34 32)

4.9 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4911 (= PGC 44840)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 56.3, Dec +27 47 25)

1.2 by 1.1 arcmin


"NGC 4911A" (= PGC 83751)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 54.0, Dec +27 47 04)

0.4 by 0.2 arcmin


NGC 4912
Recorded (Apr 24, 1865) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse
A lost or nonexistent object in Canes Venatici (RA 13 00 46.0, Dec +37 22 42)


NGC 4913
Recorded (Apr 24, 1865) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse
A lost or nonexistent object in Canes Venatici (RA 13 00 46.5, Dec +37 20 40)

The second IC notes "Not seen with certainty on Heidelberg plate (Wolf list V). (only seen once at Birr)".


NGC 4914 (= PGC 44807)
Discovered (Mar 17, 1787) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E4) in Canes Venatici (RA 13 00 42.9, Dec +37 18 53)

3.5 by 2.1 arcmin


NGC 4915 (= PGC 44891)
Discovered (Mar 11, 1787) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E2) in Virgo (RA 13 01 28.1, Dec -04 32 46)

1.6 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4916
Recorded (Apr 24, 1865) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse
A lost or nonexistent object in Canes Venatici (RA 13 00 54.5, Dec +37 21 40)


NGC 4917 (= PGC 44838)
Discovered (Mar 20, 1828) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Canes Venatici (RA 13 00 55.5, Dec +47 13 21)

1.5 by 1.0 arcmin


NGC 4918 (= PGC 44934)
Discovered (1886) by Francis Leavenworth (II-457)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Virgo (RA 13 01 50.7, Dec -04 30 02)

1.1 by 0.5 arcmin


NGC 4919 (= PGC 44885)
Discovered (May 5, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 17.6, Dec +27 48 31)

1.1 by 0.7 arcmin


NGC 4920 (= IC 4134 = PGC 44958)
Discovered (1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V) (and later listed as NGC 4920)
Discovered (Apr 16, 1895) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 4134)
A 14th-magnitude irregular galaxy (type IBm?) in Virgo (RA 13 02 04.2, Dec -11 22 42)

1.0 by 0.7 arcmin


NGC 4921 (= PGC 44899)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBab) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 26.3, Dec +27 53 08)

2.4 by 2.1 arcmin


NGC 4922 (= PGC 44896)
Discovered (Apr 19, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 24.7, Dec +29 18 28)

1.3 by 1.0 arcmin (? does not agree with Steinicke's type ?)


"NGC 4922A" (= PGC 86794)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 25.3, Dec +29 18 47)

0.6 by 0.5 arcmin


NGC 4923 (= PGC 44903)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/SB0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 31.8, Dec +27 50 49)

0.8 by 0.8 arcmin


NGC 4924 (= PGC 44977)
Discovered (May 8, 1831) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0/a) in Virgo (RA 13 02 12.9, Dec -14 58 09)

1.9 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4925 (= PGC 44967)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Virgo (RA 13 02 07.3, Dec -07 42 38)

1.0 by 0.7 arcmin


NGC 4926 (= PGC 44938)
Discovered (Apr 6, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 53.9, Dec +27 37 28)

1.1 by 1.0 arcmin


"NGC 4926A" (= PGC 44968)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 02 08.1, Dec +27 38 53)

0.7 by 0.4 arcmin


"NGC 4926B" (= PGC 83758)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 02 00.9, Dec +27 39 13)

0.6 by 0.3 arcmin


NGC 4927 (= PGC 44945)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 01 57.6, Dec +28 00 22)

0.6 by 0.4 arcmin


NGC 4928 (= PGC 45052)
Discovered (Apr 25, 1784) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Virgo (RA 13 03 00.5, Dec -08 05 05)

1.1 by 0.9 arcmin


NGC 4929 (= PGC 45027)
Discovered (Apr 20, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 13th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E1) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 02 44.5, Dec +28 02 43)

0.8 by 0.8 arcmin (? does not agree with Steinicke's type ?)


NGC 4930 (= PGC 45155)
Discovered (Jun 8, 1834) by John Herschel
An 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Centaurus (RA 13 04 05.1, Dec -41 24 41)

4.4 by 3.6 arcmin


NGC 4931 (= PGC 45055)
Discovered (May 10, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 03 01.1, Dec +28 01 55)

1.6 by 0.6 arcmin


NGC 4932 (= PGC 45015)
Discovered (Apr 26, 1789) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Canes Venatici (RA 13 02 37.5, Dec +50 26 21)

1.5 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4933 (= IC 4176 = PGC 45146, and with IC 4173 = Arp 176)
Discovered (May 9, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4933)
Discovered (Apr 16, 1895) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 4176)
A 12th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Virgo (RA 13 03 56.7, Dec -11 29 51)

2.0 by 1.1 arcmin. With IC 4173, listed as Arp 176


"NGC 4933B" (= IC 4173 = PGC 45142, and with NGC 4933 = Arp 176)

Listed here because sometimes referred to as NGC 4933B; but more properly called IC 4173, which see


"NGC 4933C" (= PGC 45143)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sd) in Virgo (RA 13 04 01.2, Dec -11 29 27)

0.5 by 0.4 arcmin


NGC 4934 (= PGC 45082)
Discovered (Apr 20, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 03 16.3, Dec +28 01 48)

1.0 by 0.2 arcmin


NGC 4935 (= PGC 45093)
Discovered (Apr 17, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-50)
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 03 21.2, Dec +14 22 41)

1.2 by 1.0 arcmin


NGC 4936 (= PGC 45174)
Discovered (May 6, 1834) by John Herschel
An 11th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E1) in Centaurus (RA 13 04 17.0, Dec -30 31 36)

2.7 by 2.3 arcmin


NGC 4937
Discovered (Mar 3, 1837) by John Herschel
A star group in Centaurus (RA 13 04 51.9, Dec -47 13 08)

0.5 arcmin


NGC 4938 (= PGC 45044)
Discovered (Feb 17, 1831) by John Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Canes Venatici (RA 13 02 57.4, Dec +51 19 09)

0.8 by 0.7 arcmin


NGC 4939 (= PGC 45170)
Discovered (Mar 25, 1786) by William Herschel
An 11th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Virgo (RA 13 04 14.3, Dec -10 20 24)

5.5 by 2.8 arcmin


NGC 4940 (= PGC 45235)
Discovered (Mar 3, 1837) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Centaurus (RA 13 05 00.2, Dec -47 14 13)

1.0 by 1.0 arcmin


NGC 4941 (= PGC 45165)
Discovered (Apr 24, 1784) by William Herschel
An 11th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBab) in Virgo (RA 13 04 13.0, Dec -05 33 05)

3.9 by 2.7 arcmin


NGC 4942 (= IC 4136 = PGC 45177)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4942)
Discovered (July, 1899) by DeLisle Stewart (and later listed as IC 4136)
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBcd) in Virgo (RA 13 04 19.0, Dec -07 38 56)

1.6 by 1.3 arcmin


NGC 4943 (= PGC 45129)
Discovered (Apr 20, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 03 45.0, Dec +28 05 01)

0.5 by 0.3 arcmin


NGC 4944 (= PGC 45133)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 03 50.0, Dec +28 11 07)

1.5 by 0.5 arcmin


NGC 4945 (= PGC 45279)
Discovered (Apr 29, 1826) by James Dunlop (411)
An 8th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Centaurus (RA 13 05 26.1, Dec -49 27 46)

19.8 by 4.0 arcmin


"NGC 4945A" (= PGC 45380)
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBm) in Centaurus (RA 13 06 33.7, Dec -49 41 30)

2.5 by 1.6 arcmin


NGC 4946 (= PGC 45283)
Discovered (Jun 3, 1834) by John Herschel
A 12th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Centaurus (RA 13 05 29.2, Dec -43 35 30)

1.6 by 1.2 arcmin


NGC 4947 (= IC 3974 = PGC 45269)
Discovered (May 1, 1834) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4947)
Discovered (Mar 28, 1898) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 3974)
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Centaurus (RA 13 05 20.2, Dec -35 20 13)

2.4 by 1.2 arcmin


"NGC 4947A" (= PGC 45180)
A 15th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBm) in Centaurus (RA 13 04 20.7, Dec -35 13 42)

1.7 by 0.7 arcmin


NGC 4948 (= IC 4156 = PGC 45224)
Discovered (May 25, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-51) (and later listed as NGC 4948)
Discovered (July, 1899) by DeLisle Stewart (and later listed as IC 4156)
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBd) in Virgo (RA 13 04 55.8, Dec -07 56 47)

2.0 by 0.7 arcmin


"NGC 4948A" (= PGC 45242)
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBd) in Virgo (RA 13 05 05.8, Dec -08 09 38)

2.5 by 1.6 arcmin


NGC 4949 (= PGC 45161)
Discovered (Apr 19, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 15th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb pec) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 04 18.1, Dec +29 01 45)

0.6 by 0.3 arcmin

Celestial Atlas
(NGC 4850 - 4899) <—     NGC Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949     —> (NGC 4950 - 4999)
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