NGC 4546

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NGC 4546
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NGC 4546 - Hubble Space Telescope - Hubble Legacy Archive
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 35m 29.5s [1]
Declination −03° 47′ 35.5″ [1]
Redshift 0.003492
Heliocentric radial velocity 1057 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance 45.6 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.57 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB0− [1]
Other designations
PGC 41939, MCG-1-32-27, UGC 288

NGC 4546 is a lenticular field galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, [2] with a total population of globular clusters estimated at about 390. [3] 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. [4]

Located 45.6 million light years away, with a stellar mass of about 27 billion solar masses, [1] it has a declination of -03° 47' 35" and an average rise of 12 hours, 35 minutes and 29.5 seconds. [5] NGC 4546 was discovered on December 29, 1786 by William Herschel. [6] [1] [3]

The galaxy appears to be home to a supermassive black hole with a mass of 256 million (± 16 million) times the mass of the Sun. [7] It is estimated to have 390±60 globular clusters. [8]

NGC 4546 appears to have at least 2 companions, [8] NGC 4546-UCD1 and CGCG 014-074. [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 708</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1395</span> Galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5982</span> Galaxy in the constellation Draco

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1380</span> Galaxy in the constellation Fornax

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3585</span> Galaxy in the constellation Hydra

NGC 3585 is an elliptical or a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is located at a distance of circa 60 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3585 is about 80,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 9, 1784.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4636</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4636 is an elliptical 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. It is located at a distance of about 55 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4636 is about 105,000 light years across.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4299</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Escudero, C. G.; Faifer, F. R.; Castelli, A. V. Smith; Norris, M. A.; Forte, J. C. (2020-02-07). "Field/Isolated lenticular galaxies with high $S_N$ values: the case of NGC 4546 and its globular cluster system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 493 (2): 2253–2270. arXiv: 2002.02765 . Bibcode:2020MNRAS.493.2253E. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa392.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4546 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation". Telescopius. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. 1 2 "Astronomers studied lenticular galaxy NGC 4546 in detail". Tech Explorist. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ↑ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 4546 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  6. ↑ "NGC 4546 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". server7.sky-map.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  7. ↑ Ricci, T V; Steiner, J E (21 May 2020). "Measuring the mass of the supermassive black hole of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4546". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 495 (3): 2620–2629. arXiv: 2005.13697 . doi:10.1093/mnras/staa1398 . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Escudero, Carlos G; Faifer, Favio R; Castelli, Analía V Smith; Norris, Mark A; Forte, Juan C (April 2020). "Field/isolated lenticular galaxies with high SN values: the case of NGC 4546 and its globular cluster system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 493 (2): 2253–2270. arXiv: 2002.02765 . Bibcode:2020MNRAS.493.2253E. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa392 . Retrieved 29 June 2020.


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