NGC 4564 is an elliptical galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4564 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[4] The galaxy is also a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5][6]
| NGC 4564 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4564. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 36m 27.0s[1] |
| Declination | 11° 26′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003809[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1142 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 57.2 Mly (17.55 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.05[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E6[1] |
| Size | ~59,100 ly (18.12 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.5 x 1.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 70-186, MCG 2-32-150, PGC 42051, UGC 7773, VCC 1664[1] | |
NGC 4564 has an estimated population of 213 ± 31 globular clusters.[7] It is the host of a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of about 56 million suns (0.56+0.03
−0.08×108 M☉).[8]
On May 2, 1961, a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 1961H was discovered in NGC 4564.[9][10]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4564. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4564". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "The Virgo Cluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Rhode, Katherine L. (2012). "Exploring the Correlations between Globular Cluster Populations and Supermassive Black Holes in Giant Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 154. arXiv:1210.4570. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..154R. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/154. hdl:2022/19083. ISSN 1538-3881. S2CID 118565802.
- ^ Soria, R.; Graham, Alister W.; Fabbiano, G.; Baldi, A.; Elvis, M.; Jerjen, H.; Pellegrini, S.; Siemiginowska, A. (2006). "Accretion and Nuclear Activity of Quiescent Supermassive Black Holes. II. Optical Study and Interpretation". The Astrophysical Journal. 640 (1): 143–155. arXiv:astro-ph/0511341. Bibcode:2006ApJ...640..143S. doi:10.1086/499935. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 14584649.
- ^ "Other Supernovae images". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "1961H - The Open Supernova Catalog". sne.space. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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