Astronomy:NGC 4179
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Coordinates: 
12h 12m 52.11142s, +01° 17′ 58.9523″
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 SDSS image of NGC 4179 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 12m 52.11142s[1] |
| Declination | +01° 17′ 58.9523″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00411[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1230 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 57 Mly (17.6 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7214, MCG+00-31-038, PGC 38950[2] | |
NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784.[5] It is a member of the NGC 4179 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[2][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NGC 4179". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4179.
- ↑ Pohlen, Michael; Zaroubi, Saleem; Peletier, Reynier F.; Dettmar, Ralf-Jürgen (2007). "On the three-dimensional structure of edge-on disc galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 378 (2): 594–616. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11790.x. Bibcode: 2007MNRAS.378..594P.
- ↑ Martins, Lucimara P.; Rodríguez-Ardila, Alberto; Diniz, Suzi; Gruenwald, Ruth; De Souza, Ronaldo (2013). "A spectral atlas of H II galaxies in the near-infrared". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 431 (2): 1823–1839. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt296. Bibcode: 2013MNRAS.431.1823M.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4150 - 4199". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc41a.htm.
- ↑ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/viriii.html.
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