NGC 4503

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

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 4503

| image = SDSS NGC 4503.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 4503.

| epoch = J2000

| type = SB0^-{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 4503

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

| access-date=2017-11-07}}

| ra = {{RA|12|32|06.2}}

| dec = {{DEC|11|10|35}}

| dist_ly = 41.5/74 Mly

{{cite web

| title = parsecs to lightyears conversion

| url = http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html

| access-date = 2017-09-30

}}

| group_cluster = Virgo Cluster

| z = 0.004450/1334 km/s

| appmag_v = 12.05

| size_v = 3.5 x 1.7

| constellation name = Virgo

| names = CGCG 70-149, MCG 2-32-118, PGC 41538, UGC 7680, VCC 1412

|size=~{{convert|13.14|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated) }}

NGC 4503 is a barred lenticular galaxy located around 41 to 74 million light-years away{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4503&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=2017-11-08}} in the constellation Virgo.{{Cite web|url=https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5552/ngc-4503/galaxy|title=Galaxy NGC 4503 - Barred Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser|last=Rojas|first=Sebastián García|website=DSO Browser|language=en|access-date=2017-11-08|archive-date=2017-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023744/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5552/ngc-4503/galaxy|url-status=dead}} NGC 4503 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc45.htm#4503|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549|website=cseligman.com|access-date=2017-11-08}} NGC 4503 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=2017-10-31}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4503|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-11-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.messier.seds.org/more/virgo_pix.html|title=The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies|last=McArthur|first=Hartmut Frommert, Christine Kronberg, Guy|website=www.messier.seds.org|access-date=2017-11-08}}