NGC 4598

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NGC 4598
SDSS NGC 4598.jpg
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4598.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 40m 11.9s [1]
Declination 08° 23′ 01″ [1]
Redshift 0.006541 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1961 km/s [1]
Distance 63.7  Mly (19.54  Mpc), [2] 88.71  Mly (27.200  Mpc), 102  Mly (31.3  Mpc) (Redshift-based) [1] [2]
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.6 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB0 [1]
Size~43,900  ly (13.45  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.47 x 1.06 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-207, MCG 2-32-171, PGC 42427, UGC 7829, VCC 1827 [1]

NGC 4598 is a barred lenticular galaxy [3] located in the constellation Virgo. [4] NGC 4598 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784. [5] The distance to NGC 4598 has not been accurately determined; measurements vary from 64 to 102 million light-years. [3] [6] According to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, its redshift based distance is 102  Mly (31.3  Mpc ) while its redshift independent based distance is 88.71  Mly (27.200  Mpc ). [3] Also, according to SIMBAD, its distance is 63.7  Mly (19.54  Mpc ). [6] NGC 4598's average distance is 84.8  Mly (26.0  Mpc ). NGC 4598 is usually considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster. [7] [8] However, P. Fouqu´e et al. suggests it may be a background galaxy independent of the main cluster. [9]

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1. ^ This value was determined by using the three other measured values given above.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4598. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. 1 2 "NGC 4598". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4598". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  6. 1 2 "NGC 4598" . Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN   0004-6256.
  8. ↑ Erwin, Peter; Gutiérrez, Leonel; Beckman, John E. (2012). "A Strong Dichotomy in S0 Disk Profiles between the Virgo Cluster and the Field". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 744 (1): L11. arXiv: 1111.5027 . Bibcode:2012ApJ...744L..11E. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/744/1/l11. ISSN   2041-8205. S2CID   119187927.
  9. ↑ Fouqué, P.; Solanes, J. M.; Sanchis, T.; Balkowski, C. (2001-09-01). "Structure, mass and distance of the Virgo cluster from a Tolman-Bondi model". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 375 (3): 770–780. arXiv: astro-ph/0106261 . Bibcode:2001A&A...375..770F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010833. ISSN   0004-6361. S2CID   10468717.


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