Edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4222 |
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 SDSS image of NGC 4222. |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
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| Right ascension | 12h 16m 22.5s[1] |
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| Declination | 13° 18′ 25″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.000767[1] |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 230 km/s[1] |
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| Distance | 62 Mly (19 Mpc)[1] |
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| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.86[1] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | Sd[1] |
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| Size | ~72,000 ly (22 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 3.25 x 0.45[1] |
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| Other designations |
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| CGCG 69-119, FGC 1396, IRAS 12138+1334, MCG 2-31-75, PGC 39308, UGC 7291, VCC 187[1] |
NGC 4222 is an edge-on spiral galaxy[2] located about 60 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is often misidentified as IC 3087.[5] NGC 4222 is a member of the Virgo Cluster[6][7] and is a companion of NGC 4216[8] which lies about 180,000 ly (56 kpc) away.[9][8] Despite this, the two galaxies are not interacting.[9]
See also
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4222. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 4222". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4222". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Paudel, Sanjaya; Duc, Pierre-Alain; Côté, Patrick; Cuillandre, Jean-Charles; Ferrarese, Laura; Etienne Ferriere; Gwyn, Stephen D. J.; Mihos, J. Christopher; Vollmer, Bernd (2013). "The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey. IV. NGC 4216: A Bombarded Spiral in the Virgo Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 767 (2): 133. arXiv:1302.6611. Bibcode:2013ApJ...767..133P. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/767/2/133. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 118421922.
- ^ a b Chung, Aeree; Gorkom, J. H. van; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Crowl, Hugh; Vollmer, Bernd (2010). "Erratum: "VLA Imaging of Virgo Spirals in Atomic Gas (VIVA). I. The Atlas and The H I Properties" (2009, AJ, 138, 1741)". The Astronomical Journal. 139 (6): 2716. arXiv:0909.0781. Bibcode:2010AJ....139.2716C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/6/2716. ISSN 1538-3881. S2CID 199671804.
External links
Media related to NGC 4222 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4222 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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