NGC 4488

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 4488

| image = NGC4488 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption= SDSS image of NGC 4488

| epoch = J2000

| type =SB0/a(s) pec {{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 4488

| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/

| access-date=2017-08-11}}

| ra = {{RA|12|30|51.4}}

| dec = {{DEC|08|21|36}}

| dist_ly = 58.7 Mly

| group_cluster = Virgo Cluster

| z = 0.003242/972 km/s

| appmag_v = 13.1

| size_v = 3.17 x 0.87

| constellation name = Virgo

| names = CGCG 70-137, MCG 2-32-104, PGC 41363, UGC 7653, VCC 1318

|size=~35,000 ly}}

NGC 4488 is a lenticular galaxy{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc44a.htm#4488|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-12}} located about 60 million light-years away{{Cite web|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4488&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-08-12}} in the constellation of Virgo.{{Cite web|url=https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5536/ngc-4488/galaxy|title=Galaxy NGC 4488 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser|last=Rojas|first=Sebastián García|website=DSO Browser|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12|archive-date=2017-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813054542/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5536/ngc-4488/galaxy|url-status=dead}} The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 28, 1785. NGC 4488 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/vir.html|title=The Virgo Cluster|website=www.atlasoftheuniverse.com|access-date=2017-08-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4488|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-08-12}}