NGC 4309 explained
NGC 4309 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Virgo[1] |
Type: | SAB0^+(r)[2] |
Dist Ly: | 16.6Mpc |
H Radial V: | 869 km/s |
Z: | 0.002899 |
Appmag V: | 13.6 |
Size V: | 4.99 x 0.79 |
Group Cluster: | Virgo Cluster |
Size: | ~19kpc (estimated) |
Names: | UGC 7435, PGC 40051, VCC 0534, MCG +01-32-025 |
NGC 4309 is a lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881[4] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5] [6]
NGC 4309 is classified as an AGN[7] and has undergone ram-pressure stripping.[8]
Globular clusters
Within a distance of 50kpc from NGC 4309 exists a population of 162 globular clusters that surround the galaxy.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: R. W. Sinnott . The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer . 1988 . Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press . 978-0-933346-51-2.
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4309 . 2007-03-30.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2019-09-01.
- Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349. cseligman.com. 2019-08-19.
- Binggeli. B.. Sandage. A.. Tammann. G. A.. 1985-09-01. Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area.. The Astronomical Journal. 90. 1681–1759. 10.1086/113874. 0004-6256. 1985AJ.....90.1681B.
- Web site: Detailed Object Classifications. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2019-09-01.
- Gavazzi. G.. Fumagalli. M.. Fossati. M.. Galardo. V.. Grossetti. F.. Boselli. A.. Giovanelli. R.. Haynes. M. P.. 2013-05-01. Halpha3: an Halpha imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA. II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 553. A89. 10.1051/0004-6361/201218789. 1303.2846. 0004-6361. 2013A&A...553A..89G. free.
- Köppen. J. Jáchym. P. Taylor. R. Palouš. J. 2018-10-01. Ram pressure stripping made easy: an analytical approach. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. en. 479. 4. 4367–4390. 10.1093/mnras/sty1610. free. 0035-8711. 1806.05887. 2018MNRAS.479.4367K. 119245255.
- Zaritsky. Dennis. Aravena. Manuel. Athanassoula. E.. Lia Athanassoula. Bosma. Albert. Comerón. Sébastien. Elmegreen. Bruce G.. Erroz-Ferrer. Santiago. Gadotti. Dimitri A.. Hinz. Joannah L.. 2015-01-27. The Astrophysical Journal. 799. 2. 159. 10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/159. 1538-4357. Globular Cluster Populations: First Results from S4G Early-Type Galaxies. 1411.4615. 2015ApJ...799..159Z. free.