astro.wikisort.org - GalaxyNGC 4237 is a flocculent[2] spiral galaxy[3] located about 60 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 30, 1783[6] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7][8][9] It is also classified as a LINER galaxy and as a Seyfert galaxy.[10][3]
Flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4237 |
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Constellation | Coma Berenices |
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Right ascension | 12h 17m 11.4s[1] |
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Declination | 15° 19′ 26″[1] |
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Redshift | 0.002892[1] |
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Helio radial velocity | 867 km/s[1] |
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Distance | 59 Mly (18.1 Mpc)[1] |
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Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
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Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4[1] |
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Type | SAB(rs)bc, LINER[1] |
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Size | ~50,100 ly (15.35 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
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Apparent size (V) | 2.33 x 1.07[1] |
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CGCG 98-130, IRAS 12146+1536, MCG 3-31-91, PGC 39393, UGC 7315, VCC 226[1] |
NGC 4237 appears to be deficient in neutral atomic hydrogen (H I). This, combined with its large projected distance from M87 and its radial velocity close to the Virgo Cluster mean suggests that the galaxy may be on a highly radial orbit through the center of the cluster.[11]
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References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4237. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- Fisher, David B.; Drory, Niv (2010). "Bulges of Nearby Galaxies with Spitzer: Scaling Relations in Pseudobulges and Classical Bulges". The Astrophysical Journal. 716 (2): 942. arXiv:1004.5393. Bibcode:2010ApJ...716..942F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/716/2/942. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119197821.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- "NED Query Results for NGC 4237". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4237". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4200 - 4249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area. V - Luminosity functions of Virgo Cluster galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
- C., Kraan-Korteweg, R. (March 1982). "A complete sample of Virgo cluster galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 47: 505. Bibcode:1982A&AS...47..505K. ISSN 0365-0138.
- R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
- Decarli, R.; Gavazzi, G.; Arosio, I.; Cortese, L.; Boselli, A.; Bonfanti, C.; Colpi, M. (2007-10-11). "The census of nuclear activity of late-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 381 (1): 136–150. arXiv:0707.0999. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.381..136D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12208.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 14937210.
- Cayatte, V.; Balkowski, C.; van Gorkom, J. H.; Kotanyi, C. (September 1990). "VLA observations of neutral hydrogen in Virgo Cluster galaxies. I - The Atlas". The Astronomical Journal. 100: 604. Bibcode:1990AJ....100..604C. doi:10.1086/115545. ISSN 0004-6256.
- "Cotton Wool Galaxy". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
External links
Media related to NGC 4237 at Wikimedia Commons
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[de] NGC 4237
NGC 4237 ist eine Balken-Spiralgalaxie mit aktivem Galaxienkern vom Hubble-Typ SABbc im Sternbild Haar der Berenike am Nordsternhimmel. Sie ist schätzungsweise 37 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 25.000 Lj. Unter der Katalognummer VCC 226 wird sie als Mitglied des Virgo-Galaxienhaufens gelistet.
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NGC 4237 (другие обозначения — UGC 7315, MCG 3-31-91, ZWG 98.130, VCC 226, IRAS12146+1536, PGC 39393) — галактика, находящаяся от Земли примерно в 60 миллионах световых лет, в созвездии Волосы Вероники[7].
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