NGC 4564

NGC 4564
NGC 4564 imaged by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 36m 26.9913s [1]
Declination	+11° 26′ 21.266″ [1]
Redshift	0.003809 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1142 km/s [1]
Distance	57.2  Mly (17.55  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)	12.05 [1]
Characteristics
Type	E6 [1]
Size	~63,200  ly (19.38  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)	3.5′ × 1.5′ [1]
Other designations
VCC 1664, UGC 7773, MCG +02-32-150, PGC 42051, CGCG 070-186 [1]

NGC 4564 is an elliptical galaxy located about 57 million light-years away ^[2] in the constellation Virgo. ^[3] NGC 4564 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. ^{[4] [5]} The galaxy is also a member of the Virgo Cluster. ^{[6] [7]}

NGC 4564 has an estimated population of 213 ± 31 globular clusters. ^[8] It is the host of a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of about 56 million suns (0.56+0.03
−0.08×10⁸  M_☉ ). ^[9]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4564: SN 1961H (type unknown, mag. 11.2) was discovered by Italian amateur astronomer Giuliano Romano on 2 May 1961. ^{[10] [11]} A spectrum taken indicated that it was probably of Type I. ^[10]

See also

• NGC 3115
• NGC 5102
• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 4564". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 2018-02-04.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4564". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
4. Herschel, W. (1786). "Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars" (PDF). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London . 76: 457–499. Bibcode:1786RSPT...76..457H. doi: 10.1098/rstl.1786.0027 .
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
6. "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
7. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
8. Rhode, Katherine L. (2012). "Exploring the Correlations between Globular Cluster Populations and Supermassive Black Holes in Giant Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 154. arXiv: 1210.4570 . Bibcode:2012AJ....144..154R. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/154. hdl:2022/19083. ISSN   1538-3881. S2CID   118565802.
9. Soria, R.; Graham, Alister W.; Fabbiano, G.; Baldi, A.; Elvis, M.; Jerjen, H.; Pellegrini, S.; Siemiginowska, A. (2006). "Accretion and Nuclear Activity of Quiescent Supermassive Black Holes. II. Optical Study and Interpretation". The Astrophysical Journal. 640 (1): 143–155. arXiv: astro-ph/0511341 . Bibcode:2006ApJ...640..143S. doi:10.1086/499935. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   14584649.
10. Thernoe, K. A. (16 May 1961). "Circular No. 1759". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Observatory Copenhagen. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
11. "Other Supernovae images". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-04.

External links

• NGC 4564 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images