NGC 4309

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NGC 4309
NGC4309 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4309
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo [1]
Right ascension 12h 22m 12.4s [2]
Declination 07° 08′ 40″ [2]
Redshift 0.002899 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 869 km/s [2]
Distance 54  Mly (16.6  Mpc) [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.6 [2]
Characteristics
Type SAB0^+(r) [2]
Size~62,000  ly (19  kpc) (estimated) [2]
Apparent size  (V)4.99 x 0.79 [2]
Other designations
UGC 7435, PGC 40051, VCC 0534, MCG +01-32-025 [2]

NGC 4309 is a lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881 [4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [5] [6]

Contents

NGC 4309 is classified as an AGN [7] and has undergone ram-pressure stripping. [8]

Globular clusters

Within a distance of 160,000  ly (50  kpc ) from NGC 4309 exists a population of 162 globular clusters that surround the galaxy. [9]

See also

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

NGC 4306 is a dwarf barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865. Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy. NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305 and appears to be interacting with it.

<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 4312</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4313</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4313 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. NGC 4313 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is classified as LINER and as a Seyfert galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4316</span> Spiral 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. ↑ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4309. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  5. ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN   0004-6256.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  7. ↑ Gavazzi, G.; Fumagalli, M.; Fossati, M.; Galardo, V.; Grossetti, F.; Boselli, A.; Giovanelli, R.; Haynes, M. P. (2013-05-01). "Halpha3: an Halpha imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA. II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 553: A89. arXiv: 1303.2846 . Bibcode:2013A&A...553A..89G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201218789 . ISSN   0004-6361.
  8. ↑ Köppen, J; Jáchym, P; Taylor, R; Palouš, J (2018-10-01). "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 . ISSN   0035-8711. S2CID   119245255.
  9. ↑ Zaritsky, Dennis; Aravena, Manuel; Athanassoula, E.; Bosma, Albert; Comerón, Sébastien; Elmegreen, Bruce G.; Erroz-Ferrer, Santiago; Gadotti, Dimitri A.; Hinz, Joannah L. (2015-01-27). "Globular Cluster Populations: First Results from S4G Early-Type Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 799 (2): 159. arXiv: 1411.4615 . Bibcode:2015ApJ...799..159Z. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/159 . ISSN   1538-4357.


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