NGC 4701

NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1054 ± 24km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a greater distance of. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 April 1786 using a 47.5 cm diameter mirror type telescope. It is a member of the Virgo [II Groups], a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.
NGC 4701 is a member of the M49 Group. This group contains at least 127 galaxies, including 63 galaxies from the New General Catalogue and 20 galaxies from the Index Catalogue.