Astronomy:NGC 4455

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

Coordinates: Sky map 12h 28m 44.1266093618s, +22° 49′ 13.542101138″

NGC 4455
File:NGC4455 - HST - Potw1952a.tif
NGC 4455 taken by Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
Observation data (J2000[2] epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 28m 44.1266093618s[2]
Declination+22° 49′ 13.542101138″[2]
Redshift0.00199[2]
Helio radial velocity596km/s[2]
Distance28.06 million ly
Apparent magnitude (B)15.5[2]
Characteristics
TypeSAdm [2]
Other designations
CAIRNS J122844.10+224921.0, EVCC 711, HIJASS J1228+22, HIPASS J1228+22, IRAS F12262+2305, IRAS 12262+2305, ISOSS J12287+2249, Ka 390, KUG 1226+231, LEDA 41066, MCG+04-30-001, SDSS J122844.11+224913.5, UGC 7603, UZC J122844.1+224921, Was 57, Z 129-2, Z 1226.2+2306, [DSB94] 127, [SLK2004] 711, [YOF95] 164, Gaia DR2 3953002279065621760[2]

NGC 4455 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices at an approximate distance of 28.06 Mly. NGC 4455 was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel.

References

  1. ↑ "Placed Among the Stars" (in en). https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1952a/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 4455. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4455&submit=SIMBAD+search. 

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