NGC 4500
NGC 4500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered on April 17, 1789 by William Herschel.[6] It is a blue compact galaxy.[2]
| NGC 4500 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of NGC 4500 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 12h 31m 22.15431s[1] |
| Declination | +57° 57′ 52.6226″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0110[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3280 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 157.5 Mly (48.30 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.52[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.12[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)a[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7667, MCG+10-18-062, PGC 41436[2] | |
Its distance from Earth is approximately 50 million parsecs.[3]
See also
References
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- "NGC 4500". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
- "Search specification: NGC 4500". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Results for object NGC 4500 (NGC 4500)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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