NGC 4307
SDSS image of NGC 4307.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 22m 05.7s[1]
Declination09° 02′ 37″[1]
Redshift0.003643[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1092 km/s[1]
Distance65 Mly (20 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1]
Size~95,000 ly (29 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.59 x 0.82[1]
Other designations
UGC 07431, VCC 0524, PGC 040033, MCG +02-32-012a[1]

NGC 4307 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881[3] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[4][5][6] It is also a LINER galaxy.[7][8]

On March 7, 2019 a supernova of an unknown type known as AT 2019bpt was discovered in NGC 4307.[9][10][11]

H I deficiency

NGC 4307 exhibits a deficiency in neutral hydrogen gas (H I) and contains a truncated gas disk.[12] This suggests it has undergone ram-pressure stripping.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4307. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. ^ 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. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  5. ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  6. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  7. ^ Colpi, M.; Bonfanti, C.; Boselli, A.; Cortese, L.; Arosio, I.; Gavazzi, G.; Decarli, R. (2007-07-06). "The census of nuclear activity of late-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 381 (1): 136–150. arXiv:0707.0999v1. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.381..136D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12208.x.
  8. ^ Haynes, M. P.; Giovanelli, R.; Boselli, A.; Grossetti, F.; Galardo, V.; Fossati, M.; Fumagalli, M.; Gavazzi, G. (2013-05-01). "Hα3: an Hα imaging survey of HI selected galaxies from ALFALFA - II. Star formation properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster and surroundings". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 553: A89. arXiv:1303.2846. Bibcode:2013A&A...553A..89G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218789. ISSN 0004-6361.
  9. ^ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  10. ^ "Bright Supernovae - 2019". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  11. ^ "AT 2019bpt | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  12. ^ a b Carmen Toribio, M.; Solanes, José M. (2009-12-01). "H I Distribution and Tully-Fisher Distances of Gas-Poor Spiral Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster Region". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (6): 1957–1968. arXiv:0909.3615. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1957T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1957. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 15207214.
  13. ^ Palous, J.; Taylor, R.; Jachym, P.; Koppen, J. (2018-06-15). "Ram Pressure Stripping Made Easy: An Analytical Approach". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 479 (4): 4367–4390. arXiv:1806.05887. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.479.4367K. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1610. S2CID 119245255.

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