Astronomy:NGC 4634
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
Coordinates: 
12h 42m 40.986s, +14° 17′ 45.15″
| NGC 4634 | |
|---|---|
| File:Potw1238a.tif Picture of NGC 4634 produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 42m 40.986s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 17′ 45.15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.000991[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 297[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.67[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.6[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -17.96[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBcd[2] |
| Size | 49,800 ly (15.28 kpc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.6′ × 0.494′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7875, PGC 42707, VCC 1932, MGC+03-32-086[3] | |
NGC 4634 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy[4] located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[5] NGC 4634 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[6] It is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 4633.[5] Both galaxies are members of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8]
Gallery
NGC 4634 by Hubble Space Telescope
NGC 4634 (SDSS DR14)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "NED results for object NGC 4634". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+4634&extend=no&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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NGC 4634". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4634.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4634.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Glowing gas and dark dust in a side-on spiral" (in en-GB). http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1238a/.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc46.htm#4634.
- ↑ "The Virgo Cluster". http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/vir.html.
- ↑ "NGC 4633 and 4634 May be Interacting - CCD Imaging & Processing - Cloudy Nights" (in en). Cloudy Nights. https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/579198-ngc-4633-and-4634-may-be-interacting/.
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