NGC 4468
| NGC 4468 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4468. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 30.9s[1] |
| Declination | 14° 02′ 57″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003032/909 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 55,100,000 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E, SA0-?[1] |
| Size | ~22,700 ly [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.45 x 0.96[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41171, UGC 7628, VCC 1196[1] | |
NGC 4468 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4468. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ Halliday, Claire (1998). "Low luminosity elliptical galaxies" (PDF). Durham theses. Durham University.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4468 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Halliday, C.; Davies, Roger L.; Kuntschner, Harald; Birkinshaw, M.; Bender, Ralf; Saglia, R.P.; Baggley, Glenn (19 March 2001). "Line-of-sight velocity distributions of low-luminosity elliptical galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 326 (2): 473–489. arXiv:astro-ph/0103295. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.326..473H. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.254.4945. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04492.x. S2CID 17307014.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4468 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4468 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
