NGC 4323

NGC 4323

Messier 100 with the satellite galaxies NGC 4323 and NGC 4328
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices[1]
Right ascension 12h 23m 01.674s[2]
Declination +15° 54 19.65[2]
Redshift 17898 ± 1 km/s[3]
Distance 52.5[4] Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.7[3]
Characteristics
Type dE(s)bc[3]
Apparent size (V) 0.953′ × 0.610′[2]

NGC 4323 is a galaxy about 52.5 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a satellite galaxy of Messier 100.

References

  1. Dreyer, J. L. E. (1988). Sinnott, R. W., ed. The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933-34651-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006), "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)", The Astronomical Journal, 131 (2): 1163–1183, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S, doi:10.1086/498708.
  3. 1 2 3 "Results for NGC 4321". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
  4. "Pattern Speeds BIMA-SONG Galaxies with Molecule-Dominated ISMs Using the Tremaine-Weinberg Method". (Ferrarese et al. 1996). arXiv:astro-ph/0406426Freely accessible.

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