NGC 4262 explained
| NGC 4262 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SB(s)0−[1] |
| Dist Ly: | 50.0 Mly |
| Z: | 1359 ± 4 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 12.49 |
| Size V: | 1.9 × 1.7 |
| Constellation Name: | Coma Berenices |
NGC 4262 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
Characteristics
NGC 4262 is a small and compact barred lenticular galaxy with a high surface brightness central bar.[2] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster at a distance from the Milky Way of around 50 million light-years.[3]
It features an anomalous abundance of neutral hydrogen for a lenticular galaxy, most of it being located on a ring tilted with respect to NGC 4262's galactic plane.[4] Studies with help of the GALEX telescope have found within that ring several clusters of young stars that can be seen on ultraviolet images.[5]
The aforementioned ring is believed to have its origin in NGC 4262 stripping some gas of another galaxy in a close passage, likely its neighbor the spiral Messier 99.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4262. 2021-12-12.
- Web site: Notes for object NGC 4262. NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). 2012-07-21.
- Mei. S.. Blakeslee. J. P.. Côté. P.. Tonry. J.L.. West. M. J.. Ferrarese.. L.. Jordán. A.. Peng. E. W.. Anthony. A.. Merritt. D.. January 2007. The Astrophysical Journal. 655. 1. 144–162. The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XIII. SBF Distance Catalog and the Three-dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster. astro-ph/0702510. 2007ApJ...655..144M. 10.1086/509598. 16483538 .
- Krumm. N.. van Driel. W.. van Woerden. H.. March 1985. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 144. 1. 202–210. Distribution and motions of atomic hydrogen in lenticular galaxies. IV - A ring of H I around NGC 4262. 1985A&A...144..202K.
- Bettoni. D.. Buson. L.M.. Galletta. G.. September 2010. 10.1051/0004-6361/201014750. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 519. A72. A72. NGC 4262: a Virgo galaxy with an extended ultraviolet ring. 2010A&A...519A..72B. 1006.4717. 118992933 .
- Vollmer. B.. Hutchmeier. W.. van Driel. W.. September 2005. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 439. 3. 921–933. NGC 4254: a spiral galaxy entering the Virgo cluster. astro-ph/0505021. 2005A&A...439..921V. 10.1051/0004-6361:20041350. 17414818 .
