Astronomy:NGC 4754

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4754
SDSS NGC 4754.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4754
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 52m 17.5s[1]
Declination11° 18′ 50″[1]
Redshift0.004506/1351 km/s[1]
Distance53,017,286 ly[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.52[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^-(r)[1]
Size~70,491.82 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)4.6 x 2.5[1]
Other designations
PGC 43656, UGC 8010, VCC 2092[1]

NGC 4754 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 53 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[3] NGC 4754 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[4] It forms a non-interacting[5] pair with the edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 4762.[6] NGC 4754 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4754. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4754&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. 
  3. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4754 - Barred Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5832/ngc-4754/galaxy. 
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4750 - 4799" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc47a.htm#4754. 
  5. ↑ "Object of the Week May 18, 2014 The Flattest Galaxy NGC 4762" (in en). http://www.deepskyforum.com/showthread.php?571-Object-of-the-Week-May-18-2014-The-Flattest-Galaxy-NGC-4762. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4754. 
  7. ↑ "APOD: 2005 May 12 - Stars, Galaxies, and Comet Tempel 1". https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050512.html. 

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