NGC 4323 is a lenticular or dwarf elliptical galaxy[7] located about 52.5 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered in 1882 by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel[8] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[9]

NGC 4323
SDSS image of NGC 4323.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices[1]
Right ascension12h 23m 01.7s[2]
Declination15° 54′ 20″[2]
Redshift0.006182[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity869 km/s[2]
Distance52.5[3] Mly
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1g[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^0(r), dE[2]
Mass1.7×109[4] M
Size~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated)[5]
Apparent size (V)0.953′ × 0.610′[6]
Other designations
PGC 40171, VCC 608, MCG +03-32-016[2]

NGC 4323 is commonly misidentified as NGC 4322, which is a 13th magnitude star.[10][11]

Interaction with Messier 100

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NGC 4323 is a companion of Messier 100,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] which lies 78,000 light-years (24 kiloparsecs) away.[13][17][21] The two galaxies appear to be interacting,[15][19][20][22] as evidenced by Messier 100's rotation curve, an asymmetry of its HI disk,[19][20] and a faint, optical bridge that connects it to NGC 4323.[14][15][16][17][20][22] However, Knapen et al. suggests that the two galaxies are not interacting as NGC 4323 is a small galaxy and has a large separation from Messier 100.[19]

See also

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References

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  12. ^ Pan, Hsi-An; Kuno, Nario (April 2017). "Variation in GMC Association Properties across the Bars, Spiral Arms, Inter-arms, and Circumnuclear Region of M100 (NGC 4321) Extracted from ALMA Observations". The Astrophysical Journal. 839 (2): 133. arXiv:1702.04124. Bibcode:2017ApJ...839..133P. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa60c2. ISSN 0004-637X.
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  14. ^ a b Weżgowiec, M.; Urbanik, M.; Beck, R.; Chyży, K. T.; Soida, M. (September 2012). "The magnetic fields of large Virgo cluster spirals. II". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 545: A69. arXiv:1208.2845. Bibcode:2012A&A...545A..69W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218871. ISSN 0004-6361.
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  20. ^ a b c d Knapen, Johan H.; Cepa, Jordi; Beckman, John E.; Soledad del Rio, M.; Pedlar, Alan (October 1993). "Star Formation in the Spiral Arms of NGC 4321. II. H i Distribution and Kinematics". The Astrophysical Journal. 416: 563. Bibcode:1993ApJ...416..563K. doi:10.1086/173258. ISSN 0004-637X.
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