NGC 4333


NGC 4333 is a barred spiral galaxy with a ring structure located about 330 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784, who described it as "F, pS, R, bM, 2nd of 3". NGC 4333 is also classified as a LINER galaxy. Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster catalog as VCC 637, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster but instead a background galaxy.

Nearby galaxies

NGC 4333 forms a pair with the galaxy NGC 4326, known as nest 102514, in which NGC 4326 is the brightest member of the pair. Both galaxies are part of the CfA2 Great Wall.