NGC 4495 | |
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NGC 4495 imaged by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12 31 22.9217 |
Declination | +29° 08′ 11.472″ |
Redshift | 0.015243 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4570 ± 3 km/s |
Distance | 233.3 ± 16.4 Mly (71.54 ± 5.02 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab |
Size | ~104,000 ly (31.89 kpc) (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 0.8′ |
Other designations | |
IRAS 12289+2924, 2MASX J12312290+2908109, UGC 7663, MCG +05-30-012, PGC 41438, CGCG 159-009 |
NGC 4495 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4850 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 233.3 ± 16.4 Mly (71.54 ± 5.02 Mpc). Additionally, 31 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 223.50 ± 3.58 Mly (68.526 ± 1.099 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 13 March 1785.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 4495 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4495:
- SN 1994S (type Ia, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Larry Mitchell on 4 June 1994.
- SN 2010lo (type unknown, mag. 17.3) was discovered by the La Sagra Sky Survey on 15 December 2010.
- SN 2011ca (type Ic, mag. 17.2) was discovered by Fabrizio Ciabattari and E. Mazzoni on 26 April 2011.
See also
References
- ^ "Results for object NGC 4495". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- "Distance Results for NGC 4495". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4495". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- "NGC 4495". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Skiff, B.; Mitchell, L.; Wheeler, J. C.; Wills, D.; Clocchiatti, A. (1994). "Supernova 1994S in NGC 4495". International Astronomical Union Circular (6005): 1. Bibcode:1994IAUC.6005....1S.
- "SN 1994S". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Green, D. W. E. (2010). "Supernova 2010lo near NGC 4495". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2608: 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2608....1G.
- "SN 2010lo". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Ciabattari, F.; Mazzoni, E.; Marion, G. H.; Berlind, P. (2011). "Supernova 2011ca in NGC 4495 = PSN J12312490+2907500". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2710: 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2710....1C.
- "SN 2011ca". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
External links
- Media related to NGC 4495 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 4495 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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