NGC 4380

Last updated
NGC 4380
NGC 4380 A Galactic Portal.tif
NGC 4380 taken by Hubble. [1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 25m 22.178s [2]
Declination 10° 01′ 00.14″ [2]
Redshift 0.00319 [3]
Helio radial velocity 955 km/s [3]
Distance 52.2  Mly (16.00  Mpc) [4]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster [5]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.30 [6]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.28 [6]
Characteristics
Type SA(rs)b:? [7]
Other designations
UGC 7503, MCG +02-32-037, PGC 40507 [3]

NGC 4380 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. [1] Located about 52.2 million light-years (16 Megaparsecs) away, [4] is a member of the Virgo Cluster, a large galaxy cluster. [5] It was discovered on March 10, 1826, by the astronomer John Herschel. [8]

Contents

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 59</span> Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo

Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster, with the nearest fellow member 8′ away and around 5 magnitudes fainter. The nearest cluster member of comparable brightness is the lenticular galaxy NGC 4638, which is around 17′ away. It and the angularly nearby elliptical galaxy Messier 60 were both discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April 1779 when observing comet seeming close by. Charles Messier listed both in the Messier Catalogue about three days after Koehler's discovery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 99</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254, is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately 15,000,000 parsecs from the Milky Way. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on 17 March 1781. The discovery was then reported to Charles Messier, who included the object in the Messier Catalogue of comet-like objects. It was one of the first galaxies in which a spiral pattern was seen. This pattern was first identified by Lord Rosse in the spring of 1846.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4536</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4536 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located about 10° south of the midpoint of the Virgo cluster. However, it is not considered a member of the cluster. Rather, it is a member of the M61 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. The morphological classification in the De Vaucouleurs system is SAB(rs)bc, which indicates it is a weakly barred spiral galaxy with a hint of an inner ring structure plus moderate to loosely wound arms. It does not have a classical bulge around the nucleus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4710</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4710 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its prominent x-shaped structure reveals the existence of an underlying bar. NGC 4710 possesses both thin and thick discs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7537</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 7537 is a spiral galaxy located in the equatorial constellation of Pisces, about 1.5° to the NNW of Gamma Piscium. It was first documented by German-born astronomer William Herschel on Aug 30, 1785. J. L. E. Dreyer described it as, "very faint, considerably small, round, brighter middle, southwestern of 2". This galaxy lies at a distance of approximately 127 Mly (39 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and is a member of the Pegasus I cluster.

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

NGC 4323 is a lenticular or dwarf elliptical galaxy located about 52.5 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered in 1882 by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4666</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4666 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo, located at a distance of approximately 55 megalight-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel on February 22, 1784. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. John L. E. Dreyer described it as "bright, very large, much extended 45°±, pretty suddenly brighter middle". It is a member of an interacting system with NGC 4668 and a dwarf galaxy, and belongs to a small group that also includes NGC 4632.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1404</span> Elliptical galaxy in the Fornax Cluster

NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy in the Southern constellation Eridanus. It was discovered on November 28, 1837, by the astronomer John Herschel. Based on the tip of the red-giant branch distance indicator, it lies at a distance of approximately 60 million light-years from the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest members of the Fornax Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 755</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

IC 755, also known as NGC 4019, is a barred spiral galaxy. It lies about 60 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 2397</span> Galaxy in the constellation Volans

NGC 2397 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located in the southern Volans constellation, about one degree to the SSE of Delta Volantis. English astronomer John Herschel discovered the galaxy on February 21, 1835. It is located at a distance of approximately 69 million light years from the Sun, and is a member of the small NGC 2442 group that includes NGC 2434.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4535</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy located some 54 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and is located 4.3° from Messier 87. The galactic plane of NGC 4535 is inclined by an angle of 43° to the line of sight from the Earth. The morphological classification of NGC 4535 in the De Vaucouleurs system is SAB(s)c, which indicates a bar structure across the core (SAB), no ring (s), and loosely wound spiral arms (c). The inner part of the galaxy has two spiral arms, which branch into multiple arms further away. The small nucleus is of type HII, meaning the spectrum resembles that of an H II region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4866</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4866 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located roughly 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was first observed by British astronomer Sir William Herschel on January 14, 1787. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4451</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4451 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial Virgo constellation. It was discovered at the Copenhagen Observatory on March 19, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest, who used an 11" refractor telescope. The galaxy is located at a distance of 85 million light years and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 862 km/s. It is a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5470</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830. It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 960</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 960 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 910</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 910 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. NGC 910 was discovered on October 17, 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. It is the brightest galaxy in the cluster Abell 347.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 911</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 911 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 258 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878. It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 347.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4365</span> Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4365 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 13, 1784.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3902</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo

NGC 3902 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 6, 1785, by William Herschel and observed on February 19, 1827, by John Herschel. It is estimated to be 180 to 185 million light-years away, and its redshift-independent distance estimates to about 185 to 240 million light-years. It is around 75,000 light-years in diameter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4643</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4643 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

References

  1. 1 2 "A Galactic Portal". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  3. 1 2 3 "NGC 4380". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv: 1605.01765 . Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50 . S2CID   250737862. 50.
  5. 1 2 Kim, Suk; Rey, Soo-Chang; Jerjen, Helmut; Lisker, Thorsten; Sung, Eon-Chang; Lee, Youngdae; Chung, Jiwon; Pak, Mina; Yi, Wonhyeong; Lee, Woong (2014). "The Extended Virgo Cluster Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 215 (2): 22. Bibcode:2014ApJS..215...22K. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/215/2/22. hdl: 1885/76226 . S2CID   119296675.
  6. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 4380". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Results for object NGC 4380 (NGC 4380)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  8. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4350 - 4399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.