Astronomy:NGC 4331

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NGC 4331
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Image of NGC 4331 by PanSTARRS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 12h 22m 35.9s[1]
Declination76° 10′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.005234[1]
Helio radial velocity1569 km/s[1]
Distance73.8 Mly (22.63 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4291 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.64[1]
Characteristics
TypeIm?[1]
Size~48,100 ly (14.74 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2 x 0.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 07449, PGC 040085, MCG +13-09-026, VII Zw 451[1]

NGC 4331 is an irregular galaxy located 74 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 12, 1797.[3] The galaxy is host to a black hole with an estimated mass of 4.6×105 solar masses.[4]

NGC 4331 is a member of the NGC 4291 Group, which also contains the active galaxy NGC 4319[5][6][7][8] and is an X-ray bright member of the group.[9] The NGC 4291 Group is located within the Canes Venatici-Camelopardalis Cloud,[5] which lies in the First Upper Plane of the Virgo Supercluster.[6]

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 4331. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4331&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. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc43.htm#4331. 
  4. Dullo, Bililign T.; Bouquin, Alexandre Y. K.; de Paz, Armando Gil; Knapen, Johan H.; Gorgas, Javier (2020-07-01). "The Black Hole Mass–Color Relations for Early- and Late-type Galaxies: Red and Blue Sequences". The Astrophysical Journal 898 (1): 83. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab9dff. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2020ApJ...898...83D. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members.". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 93: 211–233. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1992A&AS...93..211F. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992A&AS...93..211F. 
  7. Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups.". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1993A&AS..100...47G. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  8. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal 543 (1): 178–194. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode2000ApJ...543..178G. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000ApJ...543..178G. 
  9. "Detailed Object Classifications". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4331. 

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