NGC 4546

NGC 4546 is a lenticular field galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, with a total population of globular clusters estimated at about 390. Located 45.6 million light years away, with a stellar mass of about 27 billion solar masses, it has a declination of -03 ° 47 '35 "and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds. NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 by William Herschel.
The galaxy appears to be home to a supermassive black hole with a mass of 256 million (± 16million) times the mass of the sun. It is estimated to have 390±60 globular clusters.
NGC 4546 appears to have at least 2 companions. NGC 4546-UCD1 and CGCG 014-074.