NGC 4656 and NGC 4657
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| NGC 4656/7 | |
|---|---|
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. NGC 4656/7 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[2] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[2] |
| Redshift | 646 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)m pec[2] |
| Size | 78,500 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 12.9Template:Prime[2] |
| Notable features | similar to SMC |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7907,[2] PGC 42863,[2] Hockey Stick Galaxies, Crowbar Galaxy | |
NGC 4656/57 is a highly warped edge-on[3] barred spiral galaxy located in the local universe 30 million light years away from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.[4] This galaxy is sometimes called the Hockey Stick Galaxy or the Crowbar Galaxy. Its unusual shape is thought to be due to an interaction between NGC 4656, NGC 4631, and NGC 4627.[5] The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4631 Group.
A luminous blue variable in "super-outburst" was discovered in NGC 4656/57 on March 21, 2005.[6]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4656. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.info@noirlab.edu. "Hockey Stick Galaxy NGC 4656". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.information@eso.org. "The Hockey Stick Galaxy". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Hockey Stick Galaxy". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Nathan; Li, Weidong; Silverman, Jeffrey M.; Ganeshalingam, Mohan; Filippenko, Alexei V. (2011-07-21). "Luminous blue variable eruptions and related transients: diversity of progenitors and outburst properties: LBV diversity". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 415 (1): 773–810. arXiv:1010.3718. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18763.x.
External links
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- Hockey Stick (NGC 4656)
- SEDS – NGC 4656
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