NGC 4331 explained

NGC 4331
Constellation Name:Draco
Epoch:J2000
Type:Im?
Dist Ly:22.63Mpc[1]
Z:0.005234
H Radial V:1569 km/s
Group Cluster:NGC 4291 Group
Appmag V:14.64
Size V:2.2 x 0.4
Size:~14.74kpc (estimated)
Names:UGC 07449, PGC 040085, MCG +13-09-026,VII Zw 451

NGC 4331 is an irregular galaxy located 74 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 12, 1797.[3] The galaxy is host to a black hole with an estimated mass of 4.6 solar masses.[4]

NGC 4331 is a member of the NGC 4291 Group, which also contains the active galaxy NGC 4319[5] [6] [7] [8] and is an X-ray bright member of the group.[9] The NGC 4291 Group is located within the Canes Venatici-Camelopardalis Cloud, which lies in the First Upper Plane of the Virgo Supercluster.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4331 . 2024-06-23.
  2. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-06-24 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349 . 2024-06-24 . cseligman.com.
  4. Dullo . Bililign T. . Bouquin . Alexandre Y. K. . de Paz . Armando Gil . Knapen . Johan H. . Gorgas . Javier . 2020-07-01 . The Black Hole Mass–Color Relations for Early- and Late-type Galaxies: Red and Blue Sequences . The Astrophysical Journal . 898 . 1 . 83 . 10.3847/1538-4357/ab9dff . free . 2006.10128 . 2020ApJ...898...83D . 0004-637X.
  5. Book: Tully, R. Brent . Nearby galaxies catalog . 1988 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-35299-4 . Cambridge ; New York.
  6. Fouque . P. . Gourgoulhon . E. . Chamaraux . P. . Paturel . G. . 1992-05-01 . Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members. . Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series . 93 . 211–233 . 1992A&AS...93..211F . 0365-0138.
  7. Garcia . A. M. . 1993-07-01 . General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups. . Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series . 100 . 47–90 . 1993A&AS..100...47G . 0365-0138.
  8. Giuricin . Giuliano . Marinoni . Christian . Ceriani . Lorenzo . Pisani . Armando . 2000-11-01 . Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups . The Astrophysical Journal . 543 . 1 . 178–194 . 10.1086/317070 . astro-ph/0001140 . 2000ApJ...543..178G . 0004-637X.
  9. Web site: Detailed Object Classifications . 2024-06-24 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.

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