NGC 4515

Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4515
SDSS image of NGC 4515.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 33m 05.0s[1]
Declination16° 15′ 56″[1]
Redshift0.003172/951 km/s[1]
Distance56.7 Mly[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-[1]
Size~25,350 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
PGC 41652, UGC 7701, VCC 1475[1]

NGC 4515 is a lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4515 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]

See also

  • List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
  • NGC 4503

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4515. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  4. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4515 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. ^ Koleva, Mina; Prugniel, Philippe; De Rijcke, Sven; Zeilinger, Werner W. (2011-11-01). "Age and metallicity gradients in early-type galaxies: a dwarf-to-giant sequence". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 417 (3): 1643–1671. arXiv:1105.4809. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417.1643K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19057.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 41923051.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4515 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 4515 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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