NGC 4469
| NGC 4469 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4469 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 28.0300s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 45′ 00.622″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001962±0.00000803[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 588±2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 54.63 ± 0.16 Mly (16.750 ± 0.050 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0/a, LINER[1] |
| Size | ~68,000 ly (20.85 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.50′ × 1.04′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 1190, IRAS 12269+0901, UGC 7622, MCG +02-32-089, PGC 41164, CGCG 070-121[1] | |
NGC 4469 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy[2] located about 55 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Virgo.[4] It is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[3] NGC 4469 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784.[5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
Physical characteristics
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NGC 4469 has an X or peanut-shaped bulge, betraying the presence of a bar which generates such structures.[2][7] NGC 4469 may also have an axisymmetric structure.[8]
Dust Lanes
[edit]NGC 4469 has dust lanes that cross the Earth's line of sight.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- NGC 4013
- NGC 4710- a similar looking spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 4469". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- 1 2 Bureau, M.; Aronica, G.; Athanassoula, E.; Dettmar, R.-J.; Bosma, A.; Freeman, K. C. (24 April 2006). "K-band observations of boxy bulges – I. Morphology and surface brightness profiles". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 370 (2): 753–772. arXiv:astro-ph/0606056. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.370..753B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10471.x. S2CID 16236957.
- 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4469 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-10-03.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- 1 2 "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ↑ Bogdan C. Ciambur; Alister W. Graham (2016), Quantifying the (X/peanut)-shaped structure in edge-on disc galaxies: length, strength, and nested peanuts
- ↑ BUREAU, M.; FREEMAN, K. C. (30 March 1999). "The Nature of Boxy/Peanut-Shaped Bulges in Spiral Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (1): 126–138. arXiv:astro-ph/9904015. Bibcode:1999AJ....118..126B. doi:10.1086/300922. S2CID 3650627.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 4469.
- NGC 4469 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
