NGC 4627

NGC 4627 is the name of a galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 4627 has an angular extent of 2.2 '× 1.7 ' and an apparent magnitude of 12 mag. NGC 4627 is a companion galaxy of Walgalaxie (NGC 4631 ) and is about 2.6 ' north-west of the center; the two galaxies are listed together in the Arp catalog as Arp 281.

NGC 4627 was discovered on March 20, 1787 by the German - British astronomer William Herschel.

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