Astronomy:NGC 4296
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Short description: Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
| NGC 4296 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4296. The small galaxy at the top of the image is NGC 4297. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 21m 28.4s[1] |
| Declination | 06° 39′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013673[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4099 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 198 Mly (60.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.66[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~91,000 ly (28 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| KCPG 331A, MGC 1-32-17, PGC 39943, UGC 7409, VCC 475[1] | |
NGC 4296 is a barred lenticular galaxy[2] located about 200 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784.[4] It forms a pair with NGC 4297,[5] and both galaxies are listed as CGCG 042-041, and KPG 331.[6]
It also interacts with NGC 4297.[7]
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 4296. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%204296.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC%204296&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc42a.htm#4296.
- ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&sql=parent%20IN%20(SELECT%20parent%20FROM%20a104%20WHERE%20pgc=39943).
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=CGCG042-041.
- ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area.". The Astronomical Journal 90: 1681–1759. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 1985AJ.....90.1681B.
External links
- NGC 4296 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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