NGC 4459
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| NGC 4459 | |
|---|---|
 The central dust lane of NGC 4459 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 00.0s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 58′ 42″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003976/1192 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 52,500,000 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.32 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^+(r), LINER[1] |
| Size | ~ 54,770 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.5 x 2.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 70-116, IRAS 12264+1415, MCG 2-32-83, PGC 41104, UGC 7614, VCC 1154 [1] | |
NGC 4459 is a lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4459 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[2] NGC 4459 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[4] NGC 4459 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5]
Physical characteristics
[edit]Dust disk
[edit]NGC 4459 has a central flocculent dust disk that surrounds an inner ring.[6][7] Also, there appears to be evidence of ongoing star formation in the disk .[7]
Super massive black hole
[edit]NGC 4459 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of roughly 70 million suns (7×107 M☉). Its diameter is estimated to be around 2.87 astronomical units[8] (266.4 million mi).[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4459. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4459 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Young, Lisa M.; Bureau, Martin; Cappellari, Michele (23 December 2007). "Structure and Kinematics of Molecular Disks in Fast‐Rotator Early‐Type Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 676: 317–334. arXiv:0712.4189. doi:10.1086/529019. S2CID 119215566.
- ^ a b Young, Lisa M.; Bendo, George J.; Lucero, Danielle M. (13 January 2009). "Mid- to Far-Infrared Emission and Star Formation in Early-Type Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (2): 3053–3070. arXiv:0811.1381. Bibcode:2009AJ....137.3053Y. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/2/3053. S2CID 1996780.
- ^ "List of black hole candidates". www.johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "2.8662 Astronomical unit - Wolfram|Alpha Results". m.wolframalpha.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 4459.
- NGC 4459 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
