NGC 4489

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NGC 4489
SDSS NGC 4489.jpg
The elliptical galaxy NGC 4489.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 30m 52.2s [1]
Declination 16° 45′ 32″ [1]
Redshift 0.003206/961 km/s [1]
Distance 57 Mly
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.84 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [1]
Size~26,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)1.7 x 1.5 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 99-73, MCG 3-32-54, PGC 41365, UGC 7655, VCC 1321 [1]

NGC 4489 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy [2] located about 60 million light-years away [3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784. [5] NGC 4489 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4489. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. ↑ Mei, S.; Silva, D. R.; Quinn, P. J. (30 October 2000). "Anomalous surface brightness fluctuations in NGC 4489⋆" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 366: 54–61. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20000080 . S2CID   17390200.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4489 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-11.


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