NGC 4262

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NGC 4262
NGC 4262 HST 9401 R850GB475.png
Composite image of NGC 4262, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 19m 30.6s [1]
Declination +14° 52′ 40″ [1]
Redshift 1359 ± 4 km/s [1]
Distance 50.0 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.49 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)0− [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.9′ × 1.7′ [1]
Other designations
VCC 355, 2MASS J12193058+1452396, 2MASX J12193058+1452397, WISEA J121930.57+145239.5, UGC 7365, MCG +03-31-101, PGC 39676, CGCG 1217.0+1509, CGCG 099-014, SDSS J121930.57+145239.5 [1]

NGC 4262 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

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Characteristics

NGC 4262 is a small and compact barred lenticular galaxy with a high surface brightness central bar. [2] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster at a distance from the Milky Way of around 50 million light-years. [3]

It features an anomalous abundance of neutral hydrogen for a lenticular galaxy, most of it being located on a ring tilted with respect to NGC 4262's galactic plane. [4] Studies with help of the GALEX telescope have found within that ring several clusters of young stars that can be seen on ultraviolet images. [5]

The aforementioned ring is believed to have its origin in NGC 4262 stripping some gas of another galaxy in a close passage, likely its neighbor the spiral Messier 99. [6]

NGC 4262 (SDSS DR14) NGC4262 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 4262 (SDSS DR14)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4302</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4306</span> Dwarf barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4324</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4324 is a lenticular galaxy located about 85 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 4, 1862. NGC 4324 has a stellar mass of 5.62 × 1010M☉, and a baryonic mass of 5.88 × 1010M☉. The galaxy's total mass is around 5.25 × 1011M☉. NGC 4324 is notable for having a ring of star formation surrounding its nucleus. It was considered a member of the Virgo II Groups until 1999, when its distance was recalculated and it was placed in the Virgo W Group.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Results for NGC 4262". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Notes for object NGC 4262". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ↑ Mei, S.; Blakeslee, J. P.; Côté, P.; Tonry, J.L.; West, M. J.; Ferrarese., L.; Jordán, A.; Peng, E. W.; Anthony, A.; Merritt, D. (January 2007). "The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XIII. SBF Distance Catalog and the Three-dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (1): 144–162. arXiv: astro-ph/0702510 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..144M. doi:10.1086/509598. S2CID   16483538.
  4. ↑ Krumm, N.; van Driel, W.; van Woerden, H. (March 1985). "Distribution and motions of atomic hydrogen in lenticular galaxies. IV - A ring of H I around NGC 4262". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 144 (1): 202–210. Bibcode:1985A&A...144..202K.
  5. ↑ Bettoni, D.; Buson, L.M.; Galletta, G. (September 2010). "NGC 4262: a Virgo galaxy with an extended ultraviolet ring". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 519 (A72): A72. arXiv: 1006.4717 . Bibcode:2010A&A...519A..72B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014750. S2CID   118992933.
  6. ↑ Vollmer, B.; Hutchmeier, W.; van Driel, W. (September 2005). "NGC 4254: a spiral galaxy entering the Virgo cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 439 (3): 921–933. arXiv: astro-ph/0505021 . Bibcode:2005A&A...439..921V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041350. S2CID   17414818.
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