NGC 4090 explained

NGC 4090
Constellation Name:Coma Berenices
Epoch:J2000
Type:Sab[1]
Dist Ly:104Mpc
Z:0.024460
H Radial V:7333 km/s
Group Cluster:NGC 4065 Group
Appmag V:14.85
Size V:1.2 x 0.5
Size:~41.4kpc (estimated)
Names:UGC 07077, PGC 038288, MCG +04-29-015

NGC 4090 is a spiral galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5] [6] [7] [8]

NGC 4090 hosts an AGN.[9]

On April 5, 2018 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2018aqh was discovered in NGC 4090.[10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4090 . 2019-02-10.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2019-02-10.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 4090. spider.seds.org. 2019-02-10.
  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. 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.
  8. Freeland. E.. Stilp. A.. Wilcots. E.. 2009-07-01. H I Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 138. 1. 295–304. 10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. 0004-6256. 2009AJ....138..295F. 0905.3907. 15714969.
  9. Web site: NGC 4090. sim-id. 2019-02-10.
  10. Web site: List of supernovae sorted by host name. Bright Supernova - Archives. 2019-02-10.
  11. Web site: Bright Supernovae - 2018.. rochesterastronomy.org. 2019-02-11.
  12. Web site: SN 2018aqh Transient Name Server. wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. 2019-02-11.
  13. Web site: SN2018aqh - The Open Supernova Catalog. en-US. 2019-02-11. 2016-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917005846/https://sne.space/event/. dead.

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