NGC 4907

NGC 4907
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]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4921 another barred spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster

SDSS image of NGC 4907.

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4907. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4907 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4907 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images