NGC 4429
| NGC4429 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4429. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h27m26.5s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 06′ 28″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003683/1104 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 55.42Mly[2] |
| Grouporcluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 11.02[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^+(r)[1] |
| Size | ~82,854.8 ly (estimated)[2] |
| Apparent size(V) | 5.6 x 2.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 40850, UGC 7568, VCC 1003[1] | |
NGC 4429is alenticular galaxy[3]located about 55 millionlight-yearsaway[2]in theconstellationofVirgo.[4]NGC 4429 is tilted at an inclination of about 75° which means that the galaxy is tilted almost edge-on as seen fromEarth.[2]NGC 4429 was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschelon March 15, 1784.[5]The galaxy is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[2][6]
Physical characteristics
[edit]NGC 4429 has a small dust disk.[7]There is also possibly a cold circumnuclear stellar disk. The cold circumnuclear stellar disk may have formed due to the infall of gas to center caused by amerger.However, since NGC 4429 does not show any signs of a recent gravitational disturbance, the merger must have happened a long time ago in the past.[8]
The dust disk[7]and the cold circumnuclear stellar disk[8]are embedded in a bright, hexagonal shaped bulge that resembles that ofNGC 7020.The zone has bright arcs near its major axis but no "spots" or extensions as in NGC 7020. The zone is also somewhat ring-like.[7]
Interstellar medium
[edit]NGC 4429 may lose a significant fraction of its gas due toram pressure stripping.[2]
Metallicity
[edit]The central regions of NGC 4429 are overabundant in the elementmagnesium.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- NGC 7020- similar looking galaxy
- NGC 7013
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 4429.Retrieved2017-09-18.
- ^abcdefgV. L. Afanasiev, O. K. Sil’chenko (13 December 2001)."Chemically distinct nuclei and circumnuclear rings in lenticular galaxies NGC 4429 and NGC 7013"(PDF).Astronomy and Astrophysics.385:1–13.Bibcode:2002A&A...385....1S.doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020143.
- ^"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2017-09-22.
- ^Rojas, Sebastián García."Galaxy NGC 4429 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser".DSO Browser.Retrieved2017-09-19.
- ^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4400 - 4449".cseligman.com.Retrieved2017-09-22.
- ^"The Virgo Cluster".www.atlasoftheuniverse.com.Retrieved2017-09-22.
- ^abc"NGC 4429 - (R:)SA(r)0+".The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies.Retrieved2017-09-18.
- ^abCortes, Juan R.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Hardy, Eduardo (24 December 2014). "Integral-Field Stellar and Ionized Gas Kinematics of Peculiar Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies".The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.216(1): 9.arXiv:1411.3387.Bibcode:2015ApJS..216....9C.doi:10.1088/0067-0049/216/1/9.S2CID53658261.
External links
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- NGC 4429 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
