NGC 4320

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NGC 4320
NGC4320 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4320.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 22m 57.7s [1]
Declination 10° 32′ 54″ [1]
Redshift 0.026675 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 7997 km/s [1]
Distance 370  Mly (114  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 4325 Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.3 [1]
Characteristics
Type S? pec [2]
Size~120,000  ly (38  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.70 x 0.53 [1]
Other designations
UGC 07452, VCC 0599, PGC 040160, MCG +02-32-018 [1]

NGC 4320, as it is referred to in the New General Catalogue(NGC), is a peculiar galaxy [2] located about 370 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1865 [2] and is a member of the NGC 4325 Group. [4] [5] [6]

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NGC 4320 appears to be the end result [2] of an interaction [7] and merger of two spiral galaxies. [2] The galaxy is separate and distinct, not in the Milky Way or in the Solar System. Currently, scientists have not been able to explore it because of how far it is.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4320. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  4. ↑ Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv: astro-ph/0103293 . Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. hdl: 1959.3/1854 . ISSN   0035-8711. S2CID   17732882.
  5. ↑ Jeltema, Tesla E.; Binder, Breanna; Mulchaey, John S. (2008-06-01). "The Hot Gas Halos of Galaxies in Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 679 (2): 1162–1172. arXiv: 0801.2570 . Bibcode:2008ApJ...679.1162J. doi:10.1086/587508. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   18636670.
  6. ↑ Ramella, Massimo; Geller, Margaret J.; Pisani, Armando; da Costa, Luiz N. (June 2002). "The UZC-SSRS2 Group Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 123 (6): 2976–2984. arXiv: astro-ph/0202326 . Bibcode:2002AJ....123.2976R. doi: 10.1086/340357 .
  7. ↑ Boselli, A.; Boissier, S.; Heinis, S.; Cortese, L.; Ilbert, O.; Hughes, T.; Cucciati, O.; Davies, J.; Ferrarese, L.; Giovanelli, R.; Haynes, M. P. (April 2011). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS): I. The UV luminosity function of the central 12 sq. deg". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 528: A107. arXiv: 1102.1316 . Bibcode:2011A&A...528A.107B. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016389 . ISSN   0004-6361.


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