NGC 4900 (original) (raw)

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Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4900
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 00m 39s[1]
Declination +02° 30′ 05″[1]
Redshift 0.003201[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 960 ± 3 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (B) 12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)c;WR HII[2]
Other designations
NGC 4900, MCG+01-33-035, UGC 8116, PGC 44797

NGC 4900 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 30, 1786.[3] It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4900: SN 1999br (Type II, mag. 17.5).[5]

  1. ^ a b c "NGC 4900". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  5. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1999br. Retrieved 22 March 2023.