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, 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]

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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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