NGC 4468

NGC 4468
SDSS image of NGC 4468.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 29m 30.9s[1]
Declination 14° 02′ 57″[1]
Redshift 0.003032/909 km/s[1]
Distance 55,100,000 ly
Group or cluster Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7[1]
Characteristics
Type E, SA0-?[1]
Size ~22,700 ly [1]
Apparent size (V) 1.45 x 0.96[1]
Other designations
PGC 41171, UGC 7628, VCC 1196[1]

NGC 4468 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4468. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  2. ↑ Halliday, Claire (22 June 1999). "Low luminosity elliptical galaxies" (PDF). Durham University.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4468 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  6. ↑ Halliday, C.; Davies, Roger L.; Kuntschner, Harald; Birkinshaw, M.; Bender, Ralf; Saglia, R.P.; Baggley, Glenn (19 March 2001). "Line-of-sight velocity distributions of low-luminosity elliptical galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 000: 1–18.
  7. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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