Astronomy:NGC 4468
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4468 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4468. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 30.9s[1] |
| Declination | 14° 02′ 57″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003032/909 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 55,100,000 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E, SA0-?[1] |
| Size | ~22,700 ly [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.45 x 0.96[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41171, UGC 7628, VCC 1196[1] | |
NGC 4468 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4468. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Halliday, Claire (22 June 1999). Low luminosity elliptical galaxies. Durham University. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4639/1/4639_2105.PDF?UkUDh:CyT.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4468&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 4468 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5514/ngc-4468/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc44a.htm#4468.
- ↑ Halliday, C.; Davies, Roger L.; Kuntschner, Harald; Birkinshaw, M.; Bender, Ralf; Saglia, R.P.; Baggley, Glenn (19 March 2001). "Line-of-sight velocity distributions of low-luminosity elliptical galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 326 (2): 473–489. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04492.x. Bibcode: 2001MNRAS.326..473H.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4468.
External links
- NGC 4468 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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