Astronomy:NGC 4498
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4498 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4498. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 31m 39.5s[1] |
| Declination | 16° 51′ 10″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005027/1507 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 52,622,920 ly[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.79[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)d[1] |
| Size | ~53,560 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.0 x 1.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41472, UGC 7669, VCC 1379[1] | |
NGC 4498 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located about 50 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] NGC 4498 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[6] NGC 4498 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8]
See also
Gallery
NGC 4498 (SDSS DR14)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4498. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html.
- ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II – A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". Astronomical Journal 90: 1681–1759. doi:10.1086/113874. Bibcode: 1985AJ.....90.1681B.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4498&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.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4498 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5547/ngc-4498/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc44a.htm#4498.
- ↑ "The Virgo Cluster". http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/vir.html.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4498.
External links
- NGC 4498 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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