Astronomy:NGC 4515
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4515 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4515. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 33m 05.0s[1] |
| Declination | 16° 15′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003172/951 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.7 Mly[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^-[1] |
| Size | ~25,350 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41652, UGC 7701, VCC 1475[1] | |
NGC 4515 is a lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4515 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4515. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". http://www.unitconversion.org/length/parsecs-to-light-years-conversion.html.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4515&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4515 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/5564/ngc-4515/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc45.htm#4515.
- ↑ Koleva, Mina; Prugniel, Philippe; De Rijcke, Sven; Zeilinger, Werner W. (2011-11-01). "Age and metallicity gradients in early-type galaxies: a dwarf-to-giant sequence". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 417 (3): 1643–1671. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19057.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2011MNRAS.417.1643K.
External links
- NGC 4515 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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