NGC 4320

NGC 4320 is a peculiar galaxy[2] located about 370 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 15, 1865[2] and is a member of the NGC 4325 Group.[4][5][6]

NGC 4320
SDSS image of NGC 4320.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 22m 57.7s[1]
Declination10° 32 54[1]
Redshift0.026675[1]
Helio radial velocity7997 km/s[1]
Distance370 Mly (114 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4325 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeS? pec[2]
Size~120,000 ly (38 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.70 x 0.53[1]
Other designations
UGC 07452, VCC 0599, PGC 040160, MCG +02-32-018[1]

NGC 4320 appears to be the end result[2] of an interaction[7] and merger of two spiral galaxies.[2]

See also

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4320. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  4. Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. hdl:1959.3/1854. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
  5. Jeltema, Tesla E.; Binder, Breanna; Mulchaey, John S. (2008-06-01). "The Hot Gas Halos of Galaxies in Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 679 (2): 1162–1172. arXiv:0801.2570. Bibcode:2008ApJ...679.1162J. doi:10.1086/587508. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 18636670.
  6. Ramella, Massimo; Geller, Margaret J.; Pisani, Armando; da Costa, Luiz N. (June 2002). "The UZC-SSRS2 Group Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 123 (6): 2976–2984. arXiv:astro-ph/0202326. Bibcode:2002AJ....123.2976R. doi:10.1086/340357.
  7. Boselli, A.; Boissier, S.; Heinis, S.; Cortese, L.; Ilbert, O.; Hughes, T.; Cucciati, O.; Davies, J.; Ferrarese, L.; Giovanelli, R.; Haynes, M. P. (April 2011). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS): I. The UV luminosity function of the central 12 sq. deg". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 528: A107. arXiv:1102.1316. Bibcode:2011A&A...528A.107B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201016389. ISSN 0004-6361.
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