NGC 4651

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NGC 4651
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NGC 4651. Note the umbrella-shaped stream.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascensionTemplate:RA[1]
DeclinationTemplate:DEC[1]
Redshift0.002669[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity800 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance74.20 ± 3.50 Mly (22.749 ± 1.074 Mpc)[1]Template:R/superscript
Apparent magnitude (V)11.39[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)c[1]
Size~87,900 ly (26.95 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)4.0′ × 2.6′[1]
Other designations
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File:NGC4651-HST-547-R814GB555.jpg
NGC 4651 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Spiral galaxy NGC 4651. Credit: ESA / Hubble Space Telescope & NASA, D. Leonard

NGC 4651 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices that can be seen with amateur telescopes, at a distance not well determined that ranges from 35 million light years[2] to 72 million light years.[3] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1783.[4]

Features

This member of the Virgo Cluster, located on its outskirts,[5] is known as the Umbrella Galaxy due to the umbrella-shaped structure that extends from its disk to the east and that is composed of stellar streams, being the remnants of a much smaller galaxy that has been torn apart by NGC 4651's tidal forces,[2][6] something that explains why NGC 4651 has been included on Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 189 -galaxy with filaments-.

Studies using radiotelescopes of the distribution of its neutral hydrogen show distortions on NGC 4651's outer regions and a gas clump associated with a dwarf galaxy that may have been born in the event that produced the mentioned stellar streams.[7]

Unlike most spiral galaxies of the Virgo Cluster, NGC 4651 is rich in neutral hydrogen, also extending beyond the optical disk,[7] and its star formation is typical for a galaxy of its type.[5]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4651:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Results for object NGC 4651". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ^ a b Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Solanes, J. M.; Sanchis, T.; Salvador-Solé, E.; Giovanelli, R.; Haynes, M. P. (2002). "The Three-dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster Region from Tully-Fisher and H I Data". The Astronomical Journal. 124 (5): 2440–2452. arXiv:astro-ph/0208147. Bibcode:2002AJ....124.2440S. doi:10.1086/344074. S2CID 116914132.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4651". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Koopmann, R.; Kenney, J. D. P. (2004). "Hα Morphologies and Environmental Effects in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (2): 866–885. arXiv:astro-ph/0406243. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613..866K. doi:10.1086/423191. S2CID 17519217.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stellar Tidal Streams in Spiral Galaxies of the Local Volume". Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chung, A.; Van Gorkom, J.H.; Kenney, J.F.P.; Crowl, Hugh; Vollmer, B. (2009). "VLA Imaging of Virgo Spirals in Atomic Gas (VIVA). I. The Atlas and the H I Properties". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (6): 1741–1816. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1741C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1741.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pollas, C.; Pennypacker, C. (1987). "Supernovae 1987J and 1987K". International Astronomical Union Circular (4426): 1. Bibcode:1987IAUC.4426....1P.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SN 1987K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nakano, S.; Itagaki, K. (2006). "Supernovae 2006my-2006ne". International Astronomical Union Circular (8773): 1. Bibcode:2006IAUC.8773....1N.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SN 2006my". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  • Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons

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