NGC 4680

NGC 4680
NGC 4680 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 46m 54.7221s
Declination−11° 38′ 12.899″
Redshift0.008312 ± 0.000030
Heliocentric radial velocity(2492 ± 9) km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)12,8 mag
Apparent magnitude (B)13,7 mag
Magnitude (J)10.703
Magnitude (H)10.058
Magnitude (K)9.774
Characteristics
TypePec
Size~50,700 ly (15.56 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.2′
Other designations
IRAS 12443-1121, MCG -02-33-007, PGC 43118

NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly. In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708.[citation needed] NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Herschel using an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680. SN 1997bp (type Ia, mag. 13.8) was discovered by Robert Evans on 6 April 1997. NGC 4680 is part of a galaxy group known as NGC 4658 Group or LGG 304, NGC 4658, NGC 4680, NGC 4682, MCG 2-33-20, MCG 1-33-32 and MCG 2-33-10.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4680. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ↑ information@eso.org. "A Spiral Amongst Friends". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ↑ "NGC 4680 – Lenticular Galaxy in Corvus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4650–4699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ↑ Marples, P.; Evans, R.; Phillips, M.; Schlegel, D. J.; Filippenko, A. V.; Leonard, D. C.; Wang, L.; Wheeler, J. C.; Garnavich, P.; Challis, P.; Kirshner, R.; Grogin, N. (1 April 1997). "Supernova 1997bp in NGC 4680". International Astronomical Union Circular. 6613: 1. ISSN 0081-0304.
  6. ↑ "SN 1997bp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.