NGC 4523

NGC 4523 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located about 35 to 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 19, 1865.[5] NGC 4523 is member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]

NGC 4523
SDSS image of NGC 4523.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 33m 48.0s[1]
Declination15° 10′ 06″[1]
Redshift0.000874/262 km/s[1]
Distance42.38 ± 6.52 Mly (13 ± 2 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)m[1]
Size~39,600 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0 x 1.9[1]
Other designations
PGC 041746, UGC 07713, VCC 1524[1]

SN1999gq

On December 23, 1999, a Type II supernova designated as SN1999gq was detected in NGC 4523.[8][9]

Distance estimates

A distance of (13 ± 2 Mpc) for NGC 4523 was derived from using yellow supergiants in the galaxy as standard candles.[6]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4523. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4523". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. Shanks, T.; Tanvir, N. R.; Major, J. V.; Doel, A. P.; Dunlop, C. N.; Myers, R. M. (1992-05-01). "High-resolution imaging of Virgo cluster galaxies – II. Detection of the brightest stars in NGC 4523". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 256 (1): 29P–32P. Bibcode:1992MNRAS.256P..29S. doi:10.1093/mnras/256.1.29p. ISSN 0035-8711.
  7. "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  8. "1999gq - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  9. "Supernova 1999gq in NGC 4523". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2017-12-05.


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