NGC 4027

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NGC 4027
NGC 4027.jpg
ESO image of NGC 4027 (mirrored).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 11h 59m 30.2s [1]
Declination −19° 15′ 55″ [1]
Redshift 1671 ± 6 km/s [1]
Distance 83 Mly
(25.6 Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.7 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)dm [1]
Apparent size  (V)3'.2 × 2'.4 [1]
Other designations
UGCA 260, PGC 37773, Arp 22,
VV 066, VIII Zw 158 [1]

NGC 4027 (also known as Arp 22) is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 83 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Corvus. It is also a peculiar galaxy because one of its spiral arms goes out more than the other. This is probably due to a galactic collision in NGC 4027's past.

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 4027: SN 1996W (type II, mag. 16) was discovered by the BAO Supernova Survey on 10 April 1996. [3] [4]

NGC 4027 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope Arp 22 Hubble.jpg
NGC 4027 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

Galaxy group information

NGC 4027 is part of the NGC 4038 Group, a group of galaxies that also contains the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039). [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4027. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 4027". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. ↑ Li, W. D.; Qiu, Y. L.; Qiao, Q. Y.; Ma, J.; Hu, J. Y.; Wang, L.; Wheeler, J. C. (1996). "Supernova 1996W in NGC 4027". International Astronomical Union Circular (6379): 1. Bibcode:1996IAUC.6379....1L.
  4. ↑ "SN 1996W". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ↑ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-35299-4.
  6. ↑ P. Fouque; E. Gourgoulhon; P. Chamaraux; G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II – The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
  7. ↑ A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  8. ↑ G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv: astro-ph/0001140 . Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. S2CID   9618325.
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