Summary
NGC 4607 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 56 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4607 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on April 24, 1854.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5][6]
| NGC 4607 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4607. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 41m 12.4s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 53′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007572[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2270 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.39 Mly (17.290 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[1] |
| Size | ~52,500 ly (16.09 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 70-216, Ho 436b, IRAS 12386+1209, MCG 2-32-176, PGC 42544, UGC 7843, VCC 1868[1] | |
Interaction with NGC 4606 edit
NGC 4607 may be a possible companion of NGC 4606[7] and they are separated from each other by a projected distance of about ~55,000–65,000 ly (17–20 kpc).[8][9] Despite this, NGC 4607 does not show any evidence in the optical or H I of having been tidally disturbed[9] unlike NGC 4606.[9][8] This would be inconsistent if a strong tidal interaction has occurred between the two galaxies.[8] Also, both galaxies' redshifts differ by about 600 km/s making it unlikely that they are a gravitationally bound pair.[9]
See also edit
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- NGC 4302 - Another galaxy in the Virgo Cluster with a similar appearance
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4607. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4607". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McArthur, Hartmut Frommert, Christine Kronberg, Guy. "Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster". www.messier.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Koopmann, Rebecca A.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P. (2004). "Hα Morphologies and Environmental Effects in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (2): 866–885. arXiv:astro-ph/0406243. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613..866K. doi:10.1086/423191. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 17519217.
- ^ a b c Cortés, Juan R.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Hardy, Eduardo (2015). "Integral-field Stellar and Ionized Gas Kinematics of Peculiar Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 216 (1): 9. arXiv:1411.3387. Bibcode:2015ApJS..216....9C. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/216/1/9. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 53658261.
- ^ a b c d Chung, Aeree; Gorkom, J. H. van; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Crowl, Hugh; Vollmer, Bernd (2009). "VLA Imaging of Virgo Spirals in Atomic Gas (VIVA). I. The Atlas and the H I Properties". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (6): 1741. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1741C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1741. ISSN 1538-3881.
External links edit
- NGC 4607 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images