NGC 4476
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SDSS image of NGC 4476.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 29m 59.1s[1] |
| Declination | 12° 20′ 55″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006565/1968 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 57,662,880 ly[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Type | SA0^-(r)[1] |
| Size (ly) | ~30,872.2 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.67 x 1.14[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41255, UGC 7637, VCC 1250[1] | |
NGC 4476 is a lenticular galaxy located about 60 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Virgo.[4] NGC 4476 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784.[5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6][7]
Dust Disk
NGC 4476 has a highly inclined disk of disk that surrounds its nucleus.[8]
Interstellar medium
NGC 4476 is extremely deficient in neutral atomic hydrogen (HI). This may have been caused by a tidal interaction with another galaxy or by ram-pressure stripping caused by the intracluster medium of the Virgo Cluster. Because NGC 4476 appears to lie close to Messier 87, there are many galaxies in vicinity that may have interacted with it. However, optical images of the galaxy show no evidence of an interaction so this unlikely to account for the deficiency in neutral atomic hydrogen.
It is more likely that the deficiency in neutral atomic hydrogen in NGC 4476 is due ram-pressure stripping caused by the intracluster medium as it traveled on a highly radial orbit through the center of the Virgo Cluster. However, at the galaxy's projected distance from Messier 87, the observed ram-pressure stripping exerted on NGC 4476 is not sufficient to cause sufficient effects on the galaxy's interstellar medium. Surprisingly, there is an absence of H I in the inner regions of the galaxy. This may possibly suggest that the physical conditions of the ISM of NGC 4476 are very different from those of typical Virgo Cluster spirals.[6]
See also
External links
- NGC 4476 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
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