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NGC 4654 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo at a distance of 55 million light years (16.8 megaparsecs) from the Milky Way[2] that can be spotted with amateur telescopes.

NGC 4654
NGC 4654 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 43m 42.6s[1]
Declination+13° 07′ 36″[1]
Redshift1046 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance55.0 Mly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)cd[1]
Apparent size (V)5′.2 × 1′.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 7902,[1] PGC 42857, VCC 1987[1]

Physical characteristics


NGC 4654 is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies that shows peculiarities in the distribution of both its atomic hydrogen and molecular hydrogen as well as an assimetry on the distribution of its stars,[3] with the atomic hydrogen being compressed in the galaxy's northwestern part and forming a tail on its southeastern part.[4] While interactions with Virgo's intracluster medium - that is stripping NGC 4654 of its gas as the galaxy moves through it - can explain its gas distribution, it is unable to explain the peculiarities in the distribution of its stars. It has been proposed that NGC 4654 interacted with its neighbor the spiral galaxy NGC 4639 about 500 million years ago; this, combined with weak ram-pressure stripping due to its motion within the Virgo cluster, may explain its features.[3]

Despite suffering a loss of its neutral gas, NGC 4654 does not suffer the deficiency of it that is shown in many spiral galaxies of the Virgo cluster and also has the star formation typical for a galaxy of its type.[2]


See also





References


  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4654. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  2. Koopmann, R.; Kenney, J. D. P. (2004). "Hα Morphologies and Environmental Effects in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (2): 866–885. arXiv:astro-ph/0406243. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613..866K. doi:10.1086/423191. S2CID 17519217.
  3. Vollmer, B. (2003). "NGC 4654: Gravitational interaction or ram pressure stripping?". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 398 (2): 525–539. arXiv:astro-ph/0211321. Bibcode:2003A&A...398..525V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021729. S2CID 7265130.
  4. Chung, Aeree; van Gorkom, J. H.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Vollmer, Bernd (2007). "Virgo Galaxies with Long One-sided H I Tails". The Astrophysical Journal. 659 (2): L115–L119. arXiv:astro-ph/0703338. Bibcode:2007ApJ...659L.115C. doi:10.1086/518034. S2CID 13021118.




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[de] NGC 4654

NGC 4654 ist eine Balken-Spiralgalaxie mit ausgedehnten Sternentstehungsgebieten vom Hubble-Typ SBcd im Sternbild Jungfrau nördlich der Ekliptik. Sie ist schätzungsweise 45 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 70.000 Lichtjahren. Unter der Katalognummer VCC 1987 wird sie als Mitglied des Virgo-Galaxienhaufens gelistet.
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[es] NGC 4654

NGC 4654 es una galaxia espiral intermedia entre una galaxia espiral normal y una barrada situada en la constelación de Coma Berenices a una distancia de alrededor de 16,8 megaparsecs (55 millones de años luz) de la Vía Láctea.,[2] y visible con telescopios de aficionado.

[ru] NGC 4654

NGC 4654 (другие обозначения — UGC 7902, MCG 2-33-4, ZWG 71.19, VCC 1987, IRAS12414+1324, PGC 42857) — галактика в созвездии Дева.


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