Astronomy:NGC 4091
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4091 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 40.1s[1] |
Declination | 20° 33′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.025638[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 7686 km/s[1] |
Distance | 360 Mly (109 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[2] |
Size | ~146,400 ly (44.89 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.25[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07083, PGC 038308, MCG +04-29-019[1] |
NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy[3][4] located 360 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864.[6] NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[7][8][9] and is 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 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4091. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 4091. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/.
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+038308++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%204091&extend=no&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 4091". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4091.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc40a.htm#4091.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NGC 4091". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+4091&QueryType=ned.
External links
- NGC 4091 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 4091.
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