Astronomy:NGC 4637
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Short description: Galaxy
| NGC 4637 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4637 imaged by SDSS (left) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 42m 54.1s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 26′ 18″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.00 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2' x 0.5' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7881, MCG+2-32-188, PGC 42744[1] | |
NGC 4637 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Virgo constellation, originally discovered by R.J. Mitchell on March 1, 1854. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster, and is located in the sky very close to the brighter and larger galaxy NGC 4638, which historically led to some confusion upon discovery and later observations.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+4637&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc46.htm#4637.
- ↑ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". http://ngcicproject.observers.org/NGC/NGC_46xx/NGC_4637.htm.
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