NGC 4907

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NGC 4907
NGC4907 - HST - Potw2031a (crop).jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4907
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 13h 00m 48.8s [1]
Declination 28° 09′ 30″ [1]
Redshift 0.019610/5879 km/s [1]
Distance 273,200,000 ly
Group or cluster Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(r)b, LINER [1]
Size~98,000 ly (30 kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.1 x 1.0 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-257, DRCG 27-205, MCG 5-31-89, PGC 44819 [1]

NGC 4907 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 270 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices. [3] It is also classified as a LINER galaxy. [2] NGC 4907 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864. [4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster, located equidistant between NGC 4928 and NGC 4829. [5] [6]

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SDSS image of NGC 4907. SDSS NGC 4907.jpeg
SDSS image of NGC 4907.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4907. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4907 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. ↑ Finoguenov, A.; Briel, U.G.; Henry, J.P.; Gavazzi, G.; Iglesias-Paramo, J.; Boselli, A. (27 January 2004) [28 November 2003]. "The X-ray luminosity function of galaxies in the Coma cluster" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 419 (1). EDP Sciences: 47–61. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035765 . Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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