NGC 4072 explained

NGC 4072
Constellation Name:Coma Berenices
Epoch:J2000
Type:S0[1]
Dist Ly:93.3Mpc
Z:0.021752
H Radial V:6521 km/s
Group Cluster:NGC 4065 Group
Appmag V:15.6
Size V:0.5 x 0.2
Size:~18kpc (estimated)
Names:PGC 038176

NGC 4072 is a lenticular galaxy located 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Ralph Copeland on April 3, 1872[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

NGC 4072 is classified as a LINER galaxy.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4072 . 2019-02-02.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2019-02-03.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 4072. spider.seds.org. 2019-02-03.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099. cseligman.com. 2019-02-03.
  5. Tifft. W. G.. Gregory. S. A.. 1979-07-01. Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 231. 23–27. 10.1086/157158. 0004-637X. 1979ApJ...231...23T.
  6. Burns. Jack O.. Hanisch. Robert J.. White. Richard A.. Nelson. Eric R.. Morrisette. Kim A.. Moody. J. Ward. 1987-09-01. A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 94. 587–617. 10.1086/114494. 0004-6256. 1987AJ.....94..587B.
  7. Doe. Stephen M.. Ledlow. Michael J.. Burns. Jack O.. White. Richard A.. 1995-07-01. ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources. The Astronomical Journal. 110. 46. 10.1086/117496. 0004-6256. 1995AJ....110...46D. free.
  8. White. Richard A.. Bliton. Mark. Bhavsar. Suketu P.. Bornmann. Patricia. Burns. Jack O.. Ledlow. Michael J.. Loken. Christen. 1999-11-01. A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 118. 5. 2014–2037. 10.1086/301103. 0004-6256. 1999AJ....118.2014W. astro-ph/9907283. 73667751.
  9. Helsdon. Stephen F.. Ponman. Trevor J.. O'Sullivan. Ewan. Forbes. Duncan A.. 2001-08-01. X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325. 2. 693–706. 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. free . 0035-8711. 2001MNRAS.325..693H. astro-ph/0103293. 17732882 .
  10. Web site: NGC 4072. sim-id. 2019-02-03.

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