| NGC 4394 | |
|---|---|
NGC 4394 taken by Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 25m 55.624s |
| Declination | +18° 12′ 50.13″ |
| Redshift | 0.003075 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 922±4 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 886±4 km/s |
| Distance | 55±2.9 Mly (12.1±0.9 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.9 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.49 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBb / (R)SB(r)b |
| Size | 41.2×38.8 kly (12.7×11.3 kpc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.6′×3.2′ |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4394, UGC 7523, PGC 40614, MCG+03-32-035 | |
NGC 4394 is a SBb barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices and is situated about 39.5 million light-years (12.1 megaparsecs) from Earth. It was discovered on 14 March 1784 by the German–British astronomer William Herschel. It is a presumed companion to the lenticular galaxy M85 / NGC 4382, which lies 8 arc minutes away. It is also a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Gallery
-
NGC 4394 (left) with the lenticular galaxy M85 (right)
.jpg){kind=link}
References
- ^ a b "Hubble spies NGC 4394". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Search Results for NGC 4394". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "The NGC/IC Project for object NGC 4394". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) results for object NGC 4394". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
External links
- Media related to NGC 4394 at Wikimedia Commons
