NGC 4634

Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4634
Picture of NGC 4634 produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 42m 40.986s[1]
Declination+14° 17′ 45.15″[1]
Redshift0.000991[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity297[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.67[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.6[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)-17.96[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBcd[2]
Size49,800 ly (15.28 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)2.6 × 0.494[2]
Other designations
UGC 7875, PGC 42707, VCC 1932, MGC+03-32-086[3]

NGC 4634 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy[4] located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[5] NGC 4634 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[6] It is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 4633.[5] Both galaxies are members of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8]

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References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 4634". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 4634". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ^ a b "Glowing gas and dark dust in a side-on spiral". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. ^ "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  8. ^ "NGC 4633 and 4634 May be Interacting - CCD Imaging & Processing - Cloudy Nights". Cloudy Nights. Retrieved 2017-09-14.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4634 at Wikimedia Commons
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