NGC 4307

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NGC 4307
NGC4307 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4307.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 22m 05.7s [1]
Declination 09° 02′ 37″ [1]
Redshift 0.003643 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1092 km/s [1]
Distance 65  Mly (20  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sb [1]
Size~95,000  ly (29  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)3.59 x 0.82 [1]
Other designations
UGC 07431, VCC 0524, PGC 040033, MCG +02-32-012a [1]

NGC 4307 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881 [3] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [4] [5] [6] It is also a LINER galaxy. [7] [8]

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On March 7, 2019 a supernova of an unknown type known as AT 2019bpt was discovered in NGC 4307. [9] [10] [11]

H I deficiency

NGC 4307 exhibits a deficiency in neutral hydrogen gas (H I) and contains a truncated gas disk. [12] This suggests it has undergone ram-pressure stripping. [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4307. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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  8. ↑ Haynes, M. P.; Giovanelli, R.; Boselli, A.; Grossetti, F.; Galardo, V.; Fossati, M.; Fumagalli, M.; Gavazzi, G. (2013-05-01). "Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 553: A89. arXiv: 1303.2846 . Bibcode:2013A&A...553A..89G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201218789 . ISSN   0004-6361.
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  11. ↑ "AT 2019bpt | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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  13. ↑ Palous, J.; Taylor, R.; Jachym, P.; Koppen, J. (2018-06-15). "Ram Pressure Stripping Made Easy: An Analytical Approach". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 479 (4): 4367–4390. arXiv: 1806.05887 . Bibcode:2018MNRAS.479.4367K. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1610. S2CID   119245255.


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