▁the ▁book ▁Women ▁P ain ters ▁of ▁the ▁World . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 5 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁women ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁British ▁women ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁NGC ▁ 4 5 9 8 ▁is ▁a ▁bar red ▁l entic ular ▁galax y ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁Vir go . ▁NGC ▁ 4 5 9 8 ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁astronom er ▁William ▁H ersch el ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁distance ▁to ▁NGC ▁ 4 5 9 8 ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁accur ately ▁determined ; ▁measurements ▁vary ▁from ▁ 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 0 2 ▁million ▁light - year s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁NASA / IP AC ▁Ext rag al actic ▁Database , ▁its ▁red shift ▁based ▁distance ▁is ▁ ▁while ▁its ▁red shift ▁independent ▁based ▁distance ▁is ▁. ▁Also , ▁according ▁to ▁S IM B AD , ▁its ▁distance ▁is ▁. ▁NGC ▁ 4 5 9 8 ' s ▁average ▁distance ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Group ▁M emb ership ▁NGC ▁ 4 5 9 8 ▁is ▁usually ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vir go ▁Cl uster . ▁However , ▁P . ▁Fou qu ´ e ▁et ▁al . ▁suggests ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁background ▁galax y ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁cluster . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁NGC ▁objects ▁( 4 0 0 1 – 5 0 0