NGC 4306 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4306. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 22m 04.1s[1] |
Declination | 12° 47′ 15″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006608[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1981 km/s[1] |
Distance | 103 Mly (31.6 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^0(s)[1] |
Size | ~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.50 x 1.02[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014[1] |
NGC 4306 is a dwarf[2][3][4] barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865.[6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster,[4][7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy.[8] NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305[8] and appears to be interacting with it.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4306. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Vazdekis, A.; Peletier, R. F.; Gorgas, J.; Cenarro, A. J.; Cardiel, N.; Balcells, M.; Aragon-Salamanca, A.; Whiley, I. M.; Toloba, E. (2007-12-12). "The relation between stellar populations, structure and environment for dwarf elliptical galaxies from the MAGPOP-ITP". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 385 (3): 1374–1392. arXiv:0712.2017v1. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12846.x.
- ^ Rys, Agnieszka; Falcon-Barroso, Jesus; van de Ven, Glenn (2013-02-01). "Virgo cluster and field dwarf ellipticals in 3D - I. On the variety of stellar kinematic and line-strength properties". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428 (4): 2980–2994. arXiv:1210.3591. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.428.2980R. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts245. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ a b Davidge, T. J. (2018-10-31). "The Stellar Contents of Intermediate Mass Disk Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. I. GMOS Spectra". The Astronomical Journal. 156 (5): 233. arXiv:1811.00041. Bibcode:2018AJ....156..233D. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aae5fa. S2CID 119391307.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ a b Sanchis, T.; Mamon, G. A.; Salvador-Sol´e, E.; Solanes, J. M. (2004-05-01). "The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster. II. Companions and uncertainties in distances and deficiencies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 418 (2): 393–411. arXiv:astro-ph/0401367. Bibcode:2004A&A...418..393S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034158. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ van den Bergh, Sidney; Pierce, Michael J.; Tully, R. Brent (1990-08-01). "Classification of galaxies on CCD frames". The Astrophysical Journal. 359: 4–14. Bibcode:1990ApJ...359....4V. doi:10.1086/169027. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Malin, D. (1994). "Interacting Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster". Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging. Vol. 161. pp. 567–576. Bibcode:1994IAUS..161..567M. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1146-1_119. ISBN 978-0-7923-2879-7. S2CID 118943109.
External links
[edit]- NGC 4306 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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