page_title: NGC 4540
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 4540 / See also
caption_attribution_description: Color mappingThe sky image is obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, DR14 with SciServer. Angle of view: 4' × 4' (0.3" per pixel), north is up. Details on the image processing pipeline: https://www.sdss.org/dr14/imaging/jpg-images-on-skyserver/
context_page_description: NGC 4540 is a spiral galaxy with type 1 seyfert activity located about 64 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4540 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784 and is member of the Virgo Cluster.
context_section_description: List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
caption: NGC 4540  (SDSS DR14)
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