Astronomy:NGC 4627

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NGC 4627
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4627 taken by GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici[1]
Right ascension 12h 41m 59.7s[2]
Declination+32° 34′ 25″[2]
Redshift542 ± 16 km/s[2]
Distance30.3 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeE4 pec[2]
Apparent size (V)2.6′ × 1.8′[2]
Other designations
UGC 7860,[2] PGC 42620[2]

NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.[3]

References

  1. ↑ R. W. Sinnott, ed (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4627. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  3. ↑ Neininger, N.; Dumke, M. (11 May 1999). "Intergalactic cold dust in the NGC 4631 group". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96 (10): 5360–5365. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5360.