NGC 4089

Galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices
NGC 4089
SDSS image of NGC 4089. NGC 4091 can be seen to the left the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 05m 37.4s[1]
Declination20° 33′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.024240[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7267 km/s[1]
Distance340 Mly (103 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.65[1]
Characteristics
TypeE?[1]
Size~100,000 ly (31 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
PGC 038298, MCG +04-29-017[1]

NGC 4089 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4089 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 4, 1864[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8]

The galaxy hosts an AGN.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4089. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4089". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  5. ^ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
  6. ^ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. ^ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ^ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
  9. ^ "NGC 4089". sim-basic. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4089 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 4089 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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