NGC 4733

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NGC 4733
SDSS NGC 4733.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4733.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 51m 06.8s [1]
Declination 10° 54′ 43″ [1]
Redshift 0.003085/925 km/s [1]
Distance 55,454,000 ly
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.7 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)0^0^ [1]
Size~28,901.32 ly (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.67 x 1.60 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 71-54, MCG 2-33-28, PGC 43516, UGC 7997, VCC 2087 [1]

NGC 4733 is a barred lenticular galaxy [2] [3] located about 55 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Virgo. [4] NGC 4733 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. [5] NGC 4733 is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4733. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ↑ Emsellem, Eric; Cappellari, Michele; Krajnovic ́, Davor; Alatalo, Katherine (23 February 2011). "The ATLAS3D project – III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early-type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of Fast and Slow Rotators". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 414 (2): 888–912. arXiv: 1102.4444 . Bibcode:2011MNRAS.414..888E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18496.x. S2CID   2707378.
  4. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4733 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.


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