NGC 4607 | |
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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] |
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 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]
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NGC 4607 | |
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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] |
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 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]
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