NGC 4868

NGC 4868
SDSS image of NGC 4868
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension12h 59m 08.88278s[1]
Declination+37° 18′ 37.4675″[1]
Redshift0.015597[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4639 km/s[2]
Distance241 Mly (74.0 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterNGC 4914 group (LGG 319)
Apparent magnitude (B)12.95[4]
Characteristics
TypeSAab?[5]
Apparent size (V)1.6′[3]
Other designations
UGC 8099, MCG +06-29-004, PGC 44557[2]

NGC 4868 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 240 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Canes Venatici.[6] It was discovered by William Herschel on March 17, 1787.[7] A 2002 study suggests that a quasar may exist within NGC 4868.[8]

NGC 4914 group

NGC 4868 is a member of the NGC 4914 group (also known as LGG 319) which has at least 3 galaxies, including NGC 4846 and NGC 4914.[9][10]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4868:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e).
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 4868". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  3. ^ a b c Maragkoudakis, A.; Zezas, A.; Ashby, M. L. N.; Willner, S. P. (2014). "Aperture effects on spectroscopic galaxy activity classification". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 441 (3): 2296–2308. arXiv:1404.0620. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.441.2296M. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu634.
  4. ^ "Search specification: NGC 4868". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  5. ^ "Results for object NGC 4868 (NGC 4868)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. ^ "NGC 4868 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici". TheSkyLive.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "NGCIC". Archived from the original on 2013-07-18.
  8. ^ Burbidge, E. Margaret; Burbidge, Geoffrey; Arp, Halton C.; Zibetti, Stefano (2003). "QSOs Associated with M82". The Astrophysical Journal. 591 (2): 690–694. arXiv:astro-ph/0303625. Bibcode:2003ApJ...591..690B. doi:10.1086/375411. S2CID 118875813.
  9. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  10. ^ "LGG 319". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ^ "SN 2018cur". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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