NGC 4294

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NGC 4294
NGC4294 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4294
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 21m 17.8s [1]
Declination 11° 30′ 38″ [1]
Redshift 0.001184 [1]
Helio radial velocity 355 km/s [1]
Distance 55  Mly (17  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)cd [1]
Size~52,000  ly (16  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)3.2 x 1.2 [1]
Other designations
KCPG 330B, VCC 465, IRAS 12187+1147, UGC 7407, MCG +02-32-009, PGC 39925, CGCG 70-24, SDSS J122117.82+113037.6 [1]

NGC 4294 is a barred spiral galaxy [2] with flocculent spiral arms [3] located about 55 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 [4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

NGC 4294 appears to be undergoing ram-pressure [8] [9] stripping edge-on. [8]

Physical characteristics

NGC 4294 hosts many H II regions. [10] [3]

Interaction with NGC 4299

NGC 4294 appears to be in a pair with NGC 4299 [11] [12] [10] [13] [9] [14] [15] and may be possibly tidally interacting. [11] [12] [10] [13] [3] [9] [14] [15]

Effects of a tidal interaction on NGC 4294 are evident as the galaxy has a disturbed optical and HI morphology, [12] [10] a high global star formation rate, [13] [3] and has an observed asymmetry in polarized radio continuum emission. [15]

HI tail

Chung et al. identified that NGC 4294 has a one sided [16] [17] 88,000  ly (27  kpc ) tail of neutral atomic hydrogen (HI). [9] [18] The tail points to the southwest [16] [14] and appears to be a result of ram-pressure. [18] [19] [9] The tail has no optical counterpart [9] [16] and is oriented parallel to the HI tail found in NGC 4299. [16]

As the tail has no optical counterpart, this makes the probability of the tail being caused by tidal interaction low. However, NGC 4299 lies 88,000  ly (27  kpc ) from NGC 4294 and the two galaxies have almost the same velocity, with a difference of 120 km/s. This means that the scenario of the tail originating from a tidal interaction cannot be ruled out entirely. [9]

Black Hole

NGC 4294 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 3,000 (3*10^3) to 20,000 (2*10^4) solar masses. [20]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4323</span> Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4457</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4457 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. It is also classified as a LINER galaxy, a class of active galaxy defined by their spectral line emissions. NGC 4457 Is inclined by about 33°. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on February 23, 1784. Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster Catalog as VCC 1145, NGC 4457 is a member of the Virgo II Groups which form an extension of the Virgo cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4522</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4586</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4660</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3311</span> Galaxy in the constellation Hydra

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4222</span> Edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4222 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is often misidentified as IC 3087. NGC 4222 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is a companion of NGC 4216 which lies about 180,000 ly (56 kpc) away. Despite this, the two galaxies are not interacting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4298</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4298 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4299</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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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 4305</span> Dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4305 is a dwarf spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on May 2, 1829. Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, its high radial velocity and blue luminosity suggest it is in fact a background galaxy. The galaxy has a nearby major companion; NGC 4306.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4307</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4307 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. It is also a LINER galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4324</span> Lenticular 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.

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