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]
| 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] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4515. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4515 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ 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. arXiv:1105.4809. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417.1643K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19057.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 41923051.
External links
editMedia related to NGC 4515 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 4515 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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