Astronomy:NGC 4072
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4072 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4072 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 13.8s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 12′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021752[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6521 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~59,000 ly (18 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.5 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 038176[1] | |
NGC 4072 is a lenticular galaxy located 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Ralph Copeland on April 3, 1872[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9]
NGC 4072 is classified as a LINER galaxy.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 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 4072. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4072&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.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4072". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4072.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc40a.htm#4059.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 1979ApJ...231...23T.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 1987AJ.....94..587B.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 1995AJ....110...46D.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 1999AJ....118.2014W.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2001MNRAS.325..693H.
- ↑ "NGC 4072". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+4072&QueryType=ned.
External links
- NGC 4072 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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