NGC 4084 is an elliptical galaxy[3] located 315 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] NGC 4084 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 26, 1865.[6] NGC 4084 is an isolated member of the Coma Supercluster[7] and is classified as a LINER galaxy.[8]
| NGC 4084 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4084. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 05m 15.2s[1] |
| Declination | 21° 12′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022576[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6768 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 315 Mly (96.6 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.40[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Size | ~112,100 ly (34.37 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.4 x 0.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 038272, MCG +04-29-014[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4084. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 4084. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4084". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (June 1978). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ "NGC 4084". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4084 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4084 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
