Astronomy:NGC 4892
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4892 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4892. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 03.5s[1] |
| Declination | 26° 53′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019690[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5903 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 275 Mly (84.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[1],S0-a[2] |
| Size | ~180,000 ly (56 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.57 x 0.38[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-81, MCG 5-31-78, PGC 44697, UGC 8108[1] | |
NGC 4892 is a spiral[2][3][4] or lenticular galaxy[2] with LINER activity[4] located 275 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[6] It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on April 11, 1785,[6] and is a member of the Coma Cluster.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4892. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+044697++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%204892&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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NGC 4892". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC%204892.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+3558&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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4892.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4892.
- "NGC 4892". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++4892&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=13+00+03.5341535022+26+53+53.179186041&parents=4&submit=parents&siblings=2934&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 4892 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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