NGC 4179

NGC 4179
SDSS image of NGC 4179
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 12m 52.11142s[1]
Declination+01° 17′ 58.9523″[1]
Redshift0.00411[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1230 km/s[2]
Distance57 Mly (17.6 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[4]
Other designations
UGC 7214, MCG +00-31-038, PGC 38950[2]

NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784.[5] It is a member of the NGC 4179 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 4179". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ Pohlen, Michael; Zaroubi, Saleem; Peletier, Reynier F.; Dettmar, Ralf-Jürgen (2007). "On the three-dimensional structure of edge-on disc galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 378 (2): 594–616. arXiv:astro-ph/0703768. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.378..594P. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11790.x. S2CID 14858064.
  4. ^ Martins, Lucimara P.; Rodríguez-Ardila, Alberto; Diniz, Suzi; Gruenwald, Ruth; De Souza, Ronaldo (2013). "A spectral atlas of H II galaxies in the near-infrared". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 431 (2): 1823–1839. arXiv:1302.3853. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.431.1823M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt296.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4150 - 4199". cseligman.com.
  6. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  • Media related to NGC 4179 at Wikimedia Commons


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