NGC 4066
| NGC 4066 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4066 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 09.4s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 20′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024567[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7365 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.95[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | ~150,000 ly (47 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 1.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051[1] | |
NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785.[4] NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4066. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4066". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 4001-4999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
- ^ 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. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
- ^ "NGC 4066". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "HI Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv:0905.3907. Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 15714969.
External links
Media related to NGC 4066 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4066 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
