Astronomy:NGC 4743
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
NGC 4743 | |
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2MASS image of NGC 4743. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 12h 52m 16.0s[1] |
Declination | −41° 23′ 26″[1] |
Redshift | 0.009954[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 2984 km/s[1] |
Distance | 145 Mly (44.6 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Centaurus Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.97[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0^+[1] |
Size | ~70,500 ly (21.62 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.5[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 323-21, CCC 226, MCG -7-27-5, PGC 43653[1] |
NGC 4743 is a lenticular galaxy located about 145 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Centaurus.[3] NGC 4743 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834.[4] It is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.[5][6]
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 4743. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4743&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.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4743". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4743.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc47.htm#4743.
- ↑ Jerjen, H.; Dressler, A. (1997-07-01). "Studies of the Centaurus cluster" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 124 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1051/aas:1997355. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1997A&AS..124....1J.
- ↑ O'Meara, Stephen James (2013-04-08). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-139-85154-1. Bibcode: 2013dcsg.book.....O. https://books.google.com/books?id=BoIsCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA222.
External links
- NGC 4743 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 4743.
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