NGC 4490

NGC 4490
NGC 4490 and satellite galaxy, NGC 4485
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension12h 30m 36.2390s
Declination41° 38′ 38.032″
Redshift0.001885
Heliocentric radial velocity565±3 km/s
Distance25.1 ± 5.0 Mly (7.7 ± 1.5 Mpc)
Group or clusterCanes II Group
Apparent magnitude (V)9.5
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)d pec
Size~40,200 ly (12.34 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)6.4′ × 3.2′
Other designations
HOLM 414A, IRAS 12281+4155, NGC 4490, Arp 269 NED02, UGC 7651, MCG +07-26-014, PGC 41333, CGCG 216-008, VV 030a

NGC 4490 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, located 45 arcminutes northwest of the star Beta Canum Venaticorum. Alternatively, it is known as the Cocoon Galaxy. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 January 1788, and is listed in the Herschel 400 Catalogue. With an apparent visual magnitude of 9.8 and spanning an angular size of 6.4′ × 3.2′, it can be observed with 15x100 binoculars.

This galaxy lies at a distance of 25 million light years from Earth, where it is a member of the Canes II Group of galaxies. It is one of the closest interacting/merging galactic systems, interacting with its smaller companion NGC 4485 and as a result is a starburst galaxy. NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 are collectively known in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 269.

The two galaxies have already made their closest approach and are rushing away from each other. A stellar stream 25,000 light years long connects the two interacting galaxies. The stellar stream is made of bright knots and large gas rich pockets. Young blue hot massive stars are formed in this region.

It has been discovered that NGC 4490 has a double nucleus. NGC 4490 has a system of satellite galaxies oriented roughly in a plane.

Supernovae and Luminous Red Nova

Two supernovae and one luminous red nova (LRN) have been observed in NGC 4490:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Finlay, Warren H. (2014). Concise Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (2nd ed.). Springer Cham. p. 307. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03170-5. ISBN 978-3-319-03169-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 4490". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. 1 2 Crossen, Craig; Rhemann, Gerald (2012). Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 233. ISBN 978-3-7091-0626-6.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4490". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ information@eso.org. "Distant view of a galactic crash — NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 (ground-based image)". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  6. ↑ Lawrence, A. L.; Kerton, C. R.; Struck, Curtis; Smith, Beverly J. (2020-02-27). "Revealing the Double Nucleus of NGC 4490". The Astrophysical Journal. 891 (1): 11. arXiv:2001.05601. Bibcode:2020ApJ...891...11L. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab6c6a. ISSN 1538-4357.
  7. ↑ Pawlowski, Marcel S.; Müller, Oliver; Taibi, Salvatore; Júlio, Mariana P.; Kanehisa, Kosuke Jamie; Heesters, Nick (2024). "The satellite galaxy plane of NGC 4490 in light of ΛCDM". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 688: A153. arXiv:2405.06016. Bibcode:2024A&A...688A.153P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202449954.
  8. ↑ Wild, P. (1982). "Probable Supernova in NGC 4490". International Astronomical Union Circular (3689): 1. Bibcode:1982IAUC.3689....1W.
  9. ↑ "SN 1982F". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Mostardi, R.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2008). "Possible Supernova in NGC 4490". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1280): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1280....1M.
  11. ↑ Nakano, S. (2008). "Supernova 2008ax in NGC 4490". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1286): 1. Bibcode:2008CBET.1286....1N.
  12. ↑ Bishop, David. "Supernova 2008ax in NGC 4490". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "SN 2008ax". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Cortini, G.; Borkovits, T.; Szakats, R.; Brimacombe, J. (2011). "PSN J12304185+4137498 in NGC 4490". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2789): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2789....1C.
  15. ↑ "AT 2011kp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bursting with Starbirth". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 28 September 2017.