NGC 4709

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NGC 4709
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legacy surveys image of NGC 4709 (large galaxy in the middle), as well as other galaxies of the Centaurus Cluster, including NGC 4706.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 50m 03.9s [1]
Declination −41° 22′ 55″ [1]
Redshift 0.015604 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4678 km/s [1]
Distance 150  Mly (45  Mpc) [2]
Group or cluster Centaurus Cluster (Cen 45 subgroup)
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.0 [1]
Characteristics
Type E1 [1]
Size~127,700  ly (39.14  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.4 x 2.0 [1]
Other designations
ESO 323-3, CCC 130, MCG -7-26-56, PGC 43423 [1]

NGC 4709 is an elliptical galaxy [3] located in the constellation Centaurus. [4] It is considered to be a member of the Centaurus Cluster [5] [6] and is the dominant member of a small group of galaxies known as "Cen 45" [7] which is currently merging with the main Centaurus Cluster (Cen 30) [8] even though the two subclusters' line of sight redshift velocities differ by about 1500 km/s. [9] NGC 4709 was discovered by astronomer James Dunlop on May 7, 1826. [10]

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Distance estimates

Lucey et al. suggests that NGC 4709 and the Cen 45 subgroup lie at about the same distance as the main Centaurus Cluster [11] [8] which is about 150  Mly (45  Mpc ). [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4596</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4876</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1281</span> Galaxy in the constellation Perseus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3860</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 709</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy located 150 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850 and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4065</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4074</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4074 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy located 310 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

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

NGC 4299 is a featureless spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4513</span> Galaxy in the constellation Draco

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4306</span> Dwarf barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4306 is a dwarf barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865. Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy. NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305 and appears to be interacting with it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4313</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4313 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. NGC 4313 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is classified as LINER and as a Seyfert galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4316</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4316 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on March 17, 1882. NGC 4316 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is classified as LINER and as a Seyfert galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4324</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4324 is a lenticular galaxy located about 85 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 4, 1862. NGC 4324 has a stellar mass of 5.62 × 1010M☉, and a baryonic mass of 5.88 × 1010M☉. The galaxy's total mass is around 5.25 × 1011M☉. NGC 4324 is notable for having a ring of star formation surrounding its nucleus. It was considered a member of the Virgo II Groups until 1999, when its distance was recalculated and it was placed in the Virgo W Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4393</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices

NGC 4393 is a spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 11, 1785. It is a member of the NGC 4274 Group, which is part of the Coma I Group or Cloud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1396</span> Dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Fornax

NGC 1396 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located 61 millon light years away in the constellation of Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Julius Schmidt on January 19, 1865, and is a member of the Fornax Cluster. Despite the fact that the galaxy PGC 13398 is most commonly identified as NGC 1396, there is uncertainty in its identification.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4709. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. 1 2 New horizons in globular cluster astronomy : proceedings of a conference held at Università di Padova, Padova, Italy, 24-28 June, 2002. King, Ivan R., Piotto, G. (Giampaolo) (1st ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 2003. ISBN   978-1583811436. OCLC   54022703.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4709". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. ↑ Jerjen, H.; Dressler, A. (1997-07-01). "Studies of the Centaurus cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 124 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:1997A&AS..124....1J. doi: 10.1051/aas:1997355 . ISSN   0365-0138.
  6. ↑ O'Meara, Stephen James (2013-04-08). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. p. 460. Bibcode:2013dcsg.book.....O. ISBN   978-1-139-85154-1.
  7. ↑ Lucey, J. R.; Currie, Malcom J.; Dickens, R. J. (1986-07-01). "The Centaurus cluster of galaxies – II. The bimodal velocity structure". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 221 (2): 453–472. Bibcode:1986MNRAS.221..453L. doi: 10.1093/mnras/221.2.453 . ISSN   0035-8711.
  8. 1 2 Churazov, E.; Gilfanov, M.; Forman, W.; Jones, C. (1999). "Evidence for Merging in the Centaurus Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 520 (1): 105. arXiv: astro-ph/9802166 . Bibcode:1999ApJ...520..105C. doi:10.1086/307421. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   18552647.
  9. ↑ Walker, S. A.; Fabian, A. C.; Sanders, J. S. (2013-11-11). "An XMM–Newton view of the merging activity in the Centaurus cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 435 (4): 3221–3230. arXiv: 1308.2090 . Bibcode:2013MNRAS.435.3221W. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stt1515 . ISSN   0035-8711.
  10. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  11. ↑ Lucey, J. R.; Currie, Malcolm J.; Dickens, R. J. (1986-10-01). "The Centaurus cluster of galaxies – III. Its structure and the distribution of the different galaxy types". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 222 (3): 427–447. Bibcode:1986MNRAS.222..427L. doi: 10.1093/mnras/222.3.427 . ISSN   0035-8711.


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