Astronomy:NGC 4066

From HandWiki
Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4066
SDSS NGC 4066.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4066
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 04m 09.4s[1]
Declination20° 20′ 53″[1]
Redshift0.024567[1]
Helio radial velocity7365 km/s[1]
Distance340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)13.95[1]
Characteristics
TypeE[1]
Size~150,000 ly (47 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 1.2[1]
Other designations
MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051[1]

NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785.[4] NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4066. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4066&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4066". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4066. 
  4. Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 4001-4999". https://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%204000%20-%204999%20(11-30-17).htm. 
  5. Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal 222: 784–799. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1978ApJ...222..784G. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=physicsfacpub. 
  6. Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal 231: 23–27. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1979ApJ...231...23T. 
  7. Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal 94: 587–617. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1987AJ.....94..587B. 
  8. Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal 110: 46. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1995AJ....110...46D. 
  9. White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal 118 (5): 2014–2037. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1999AJ....118.2014W. 
  10. Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 325 (2): 693–706. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2001MNRAS.325..693H. 
  11. "NGC 4066". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++4066&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=12+04+09.386%2B20+20+52.10&parents=5&submit=parents&siblings=31&hlinksdisplay=h_all. 
  12. Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "HI Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal 138 (1): 295–304. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2009AJ....138..295F. 

External links