Astronomy:NGC 4306

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Short description: Dwarf barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4306
NGC4306 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4306.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 22m 04.1s[1]
Declination12° 47′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.006608[1]
Helio radial velocity1981 km/s[1]
Distance103 Mly (31.6 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^0(s)[1]
Size~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.50 x 1.02[1]
Other designations
UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014[1]

NGC 4306 is a dwarf[2][3][4] barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865.[6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster,[4][7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy.[8] NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305[8] and appears to be interacting with it.[9][10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4306. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. Vazdekis, A.; Peletier, R. F.; Gorgas, J.; Cenarro, A. J.; Cardiel, N.; Balcells, M.; Aragon-Salamanca, A.; Whiley, I. M. et al. (2007-12-12). "The relation between stellar populations, structure and environment for dwarf elliptical galaxies from the MAGPOP-ITP" (in en). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 385 (3): 1374–1392. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12846.x. 
  3. Rys, Agnieszka; Falcon-Barroso, Jesus; van de Ven, Glenn (2013-02-01). "Virgo cluster and field dwarf ellipticals in 3D - I. On the variety of stellar kinematic and line-strength properties". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 428 (4): 2980–2994. doi:10.1093/mnras/sts245. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode2013MNRAS.428.2980R. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Davidge, T. J. (2018-10-31). "The Stellar Contents of Intermediate Mass Disk Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. I. GMOS Spectra" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 156 (5): 233. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aae5fa. Bibcode2018AJ....156..233D. 
  5. "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%204306&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  6. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc43.htm#4306. 
  7. Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area.". The Astronomical Journal 90: 1681–1759. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode1985AJ.....90.1681B. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sanchis, T.; Mamon, G. A.; Salvador-Sol´e, E.; Solanes, J. M. (2004-05-01). "The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster. II. Companions and uncertainties in distances and deficiencies". Astronomy and Astrophysics 418 (2): 393–411. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034158. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode2004A&A...418..393S. 
  9. van den Bergh, Sidney; Pierce, Michael J.; Tully, R. Brent (1990-08-01). "Classification of galaxies on CCD frames". The Astrophysical Journal 359: 4–14. doi:10.1086/169027. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1990ApJ...359....4V. 
  10. Malin, D. (1994). "Interacting Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster". Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging. 161. pp. 567–576. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1146-1_119. ISBN 978-0-7923-2879-7. Bibcode1994IAUS..161..567M. 

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