NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.[3]
| NGC 4627 | |
|---|---|
 An ultraviolet image of NGC 4627 taken by GALEX. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 41m 59.7s[2] |
| Declination | +32° 34′ 25″[2] |
| Redshift | 542 ± 16 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 30.3 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4 pec[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.6′ × 1.8′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7860,[2] PGC 42620[2] | |
References
edit- ^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4627. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ Neininger, N.; Dumke, M. (11 May 1999). "Intergalactic cold dust in the NGC 4631 group". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (10): 5360–5365. arXiv:astro-ph/9904302. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5360.
External links
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