NGC 4070

NGC 4070
SDSS image of NGC 4070
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 04m 11.3s
Declination20° 24′ 35″
Redshift0.024060
Heliocentric radial velocity7213 km/s
Distance340 Mly (103 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.14
Characteristics
TypeE
Size~160,000 ly (50 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 1.0
Other designations
NGC 4059, MCG +04-29-009, UGC 7052, PGC 38169

NGC 4070 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4070 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785. It was rediscovered by John Herschel on April 29, 1832 and was listed as NGC 4059. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4070 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.

Physical characteristics

Deep images obtained with the CAFOS instrument at the Calar Alto Observatory reveal that NGC 4070 has some deviation from a perfectly spherical or ellipsoidal shape morphology. This indicates that NGC 4070 has undergone a recent interaction, either with the galaxy 2MASX J12040831+2023280 or with a small knot of material. There also appears to be a faint, broad bridge of luminous matter between NGC 4070 and the neighbouring elliptical galaxy NGC 4066. The two galaxies are separated by a projected distance of 370,000 ly (114 kpc).

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4070:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4070. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  5. ↑ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
  6. ↑ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. ↑ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ↑ Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
  9. ↑ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
  10. ↑ Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
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  13. 1 2 Taubenberger, S.; Hachinger, S.; Pignata, G.; Mazzali, P. A.; Contreras, C.; Valenti, S.; Pastorello, A.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Bärnbantner, O. (2008-03-01). "The underluminous Type Ia supernova 2005bl and the class of objects similar to SN 1991bg". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 385 (1): 75–96. arXiv:0711.4548. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.385...75T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12843.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 18434976.
  14. ↑ Shimasaki, K.; Li, W. (2005). "Supernova 2005bl in NGC 4059". International Astronomical Union Circular (8512): 2. Bibcode:2005IAUC.8512....2S.
  15. ↑ Langoussis, A.; Puckett, T. (2005). "Supernova 2005bl in NGC 4070". International Astronomical Union Circular (8515): 3. Bibcode:2005IAUC.8515....3L.
  16. ↑ "SN 2005bl". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2005 - Entry for SN 2005bl". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.