NGC 4307 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881[3] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[4][5][6] It is also a LINER galaxy.[7][8]
NGC 4307 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 22m 05.7s[1] |
Declination | 09° 02′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.003643[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1092 km/s[1] |
Distance | 65 Mly (20 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[1] |
Size | ~95,000 ly (29 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.59 x 0.82[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07431, VCC 0524, PGC 040033, MCG +02-32-012a[1] |
On March 7, 2019 a supernova of an unknown type known as AT 2019bpt was discovered in NGC 4307.[9][10][11]
NGC 4307 exhibits a deficiency in neutral hydrogen gas (H I) and contains a truncated gas disk.[12] This suggests it has undergone ram-pressure stripping.[12][13]