Astronomy:NGC 4461
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
| NGC 4461 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4461 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 03.0s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 11′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006418/1924 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 48,277,600 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.09 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0^+(s) [1] |
| Size | ~ 50,561 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.5 x 1.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4443, PGC 41111, UGC 7613, VCC 1158[1] | |
NGC 4461 (also known as NGC 4443) is a lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784.[4] NGC 4461 is a member of Markarian's Chain which is part of the Virgo Cluster.[5]
Interaction with NGC 4458
NGC 4461 is in a pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4458.[6] It has undergone a tidal interaction with NGC 4458.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4461. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4461&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.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4461 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5507/ngc-4461/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc44a.htm#4457.
- ↑ Markarian, B.E. (December 1961). "Physical chain of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and its dynamic instability". Astronomical Journal 66: 555–557. Bibcode: 1961AJ.....66..555M. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1961AJ.....66..555M&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf.
- ↑ "NGC 4461". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4461.
- ↑ Morelli, L.; Halliday, C.; Corsini, E. M.; Pizzella, A.; Thomas, D.; Saglia, R. P.; Davies, R. L.; Bender, R. et al. (19 July 2004). "Nuclear stellar discs in low-luminosity elliptical galaxies: NGC 4458 and 4478". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 354 (3): 753–762. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08236.x. Bibcode: 2004MNRAS.354..753M. https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/mnras/354/3/10.1111_j.1365-2966.2004.08236.x/1/354-3-753.pdf?Expires=1502066874&Signature=GEPaETFr7KJ2NEqvd56FxJ4CiTHx2oftLEx5o-2u57C-TWJ4rDu3ByNpqfe2jVcMMud4JvnYDg4osPwLrFH7D5SpX4Lh1blulRD0Tls8qN6YcStNvqwwcz2nqj-mX4W6LEAmkG~5j8x4r31Tu0tcC7d7iKIYJq2N-g4IT5pXmtrxPmRg8G1STq6B7wajBUw44hWpjXMm7lGX9SY4~DByRycIEHq9YJ1pAZs~7xOu60b6cX59svP32kRaPTZKbD4SkYTFcHfVzq8g1-Z4v6~KIXRrO6UYqJfZovjGM~FMt7MSAw4tRG1hVE6GQTUO8pLkkLgyb6mdlAhDiVpP7TZBTg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIUCZBIA4LVPAVW3Q.
External links
- NGC 4461 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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