NGC 4262
| NGC4262 | |
|---|---|
 Composite image of NGC 4262, imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h19m30.6s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 52′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 1359 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50.0Mly |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.49[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0−[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 1.9′× 1.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 355,2MASSJ12193058+1452396,2MASXJ12193058+1452397,WISEAJ121930.57+145239.5,UGC7365,MCG+03-31-101,PGC39676,CGCG1217.0+1509, CGCG 099-014,SDSSJ121930.57+145239.5[1] | |
NGC 4262is alenticular galaxylocated in theconstellationofComa Berenices.
Characteristics
[edit]NGC 4262 is a small and compactbarredlenticular galaxywith a highsurface brightnesscentral bar.[2]It is a member of theVirgo Clusterat a distance from theMilky Wayof around 50 millionlight-years.[3]
It features an anomalous abundance ofneutral hydrogenfor a lenticular galaxy, most of it being located on a ring tilted with respect to NGC 4262'sgalactic plane.[4] Studies with help of theGALEXtelescope have found within that ring severalclustersof young stars that can be seen onultravioletimages.[5]
The aforementioned ring is believed to have its origin in NGC 4262 stripping some gas of another galaxy in a close passage, likely its neighbor thespiralMessier 99.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Results for NGC 4262".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.Retrieved2021-12-12.
- ^"Notes for object NGC 4262".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED).Retrieved2012-07-21.
- ^Mei, S.; Blakeslee, J. P.; Côté, P.; Tonry, J.L.; West, M. J.; Ferrarese., L.; Jordán, A.; Peng, E. W.; Anthony, A.; Merritt, D. (January 2007). "The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XIII. SBF Distance Catalog and the Three-dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster".The Astrophysical Journal.655(1): 144–162.arXiv:astro-ph/0702510.Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..144M.doi:10.1086/509598.S2CID16483538.
- ^Krumm, N.; van Driel, W.; van Woerden, H. (March 1985). "Distribution and motions of atomic hydrogen in lenticular galaxies. IV - A ring of H I around NGC 4262".Astronomy and Astrophysics.144(1): 202–210.Bibcode:1985A&A...144..202K.
- ^Bettoni, D.; Buson, L.M.; Galletta, G. (September 2010). "NGC 4262: a Virgo galaxy with an extended ultraviolet ring".Astronomy and Astrophysics.519(A72): A72.arXiv:1006.4717.Bibcode:2010A&A...519A..72B.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014750.S2CID118992933.
- ^Vollmer, B.; Hutchmeier, W.; van Driel, W. (September 2005). "NGC 4254: a spiral galaxy entering the Virgo cluster".Astronomy and Astrophysics.439(3): 921–933.arXiv:astro-ph/0505021.Bibcode:2005A&A...439..921V.doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041350.S2CID17414818.
External links
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