Astronomy:NGC 4053
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4053 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4053. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 03m 11.6s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 43′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023900[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7165 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330 Mly (102 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~135,200 ly (41.45 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07029, PGC 038069, MCG +03-31-024[1] | |
NGC 4053 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[3] NGC 4053 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[4] and is a LINER galaxy.[5]
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 4053. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4053&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.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc40a.htm#4053.
- ↑ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs.". The Astrophysical Journal 222: 784–799. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 1978ApJ...222..784G. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1978ApJ...222..784G.
- ↑ "NGC 4053". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id.
External links
- NGC 4053 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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