NGC 4090

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NGC 4090
SDSS NGC 4090.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4090
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 05m 27.9s [1]
Declination 20° 18′ 32″ [1]
Redshift 0.024460 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 7333 km/s [1]
Distance 340  Mly (104  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.85 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sab [1]
Size~135,000  ly (41.4  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 0.5 [1]
Other designations
UGC 07077, PGC 038288, MCG +04-29-015 [1]

NGC 4090 is a spiral galaxy located 340 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864 [4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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NGC 4090 hosts an AGN. [9]

On April 5, 2018 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2018aqh was discovered in NGC 4090. [10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4098</span> Interacting galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4065 Group</span> Group of galaxies in the constellation of Coma Berenices

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References

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  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  5. ↑ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN   0004-637X.
  6. ↑ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN   0004-6256.
  7. ↑ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv: astro-ph/9907283 . Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   73667751.
  8. ↑ Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "H I Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv: 0905.3907 . Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   15714969.
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  11. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2018". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  12. ↑ "SN 2018aqh | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  13. ↑ "SN2018aqh - The Open Supernova Catalog". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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