NGC 4098

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NGC 4098
SDSS NGC 4098.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4098.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 06m 03.9s [1]
Declination 20° 36′ 22″ [1]
Redshift 0.024337 [1]
Helio radial velocity 7296 km/s [1]
Distance 330  Mly (101  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type S? [1]
Size~105,000  ly (32.3  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.8 x 0.4 [1]
Other designations
NGC 4099, UGC 07091, PGC 038365, MCG +04-29-023, VV 061 [1]

NGC 4098 is an interacting [2] pair of spiral galaxies [2] [3] located 330 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] NGC 4098 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785. It was then rediscovered by Hershel on December 27, 1786 was listed as NGC 4099. [5] NGC 4098 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

NGC 4098 is interacting with the galaxy pair VV 62. [2]

A candidate supernova of an unknown type, which was designated as SNhunt287 (PSN J12060084+2036183), was discovered in NGC 4098 on April 25, 2015. [11] [12] [13]

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NGC 4060 Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4065 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4066 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4070 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4072 Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4074 Peculiar lenticular Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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NGC 4076 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4076 is a spiral galaxy located 290 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4086 Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4086 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4086 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4089 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices

NGC 4089 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4089 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 4, 1864 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4090 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4090 is a spiral galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4091 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy located 360 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864. NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and is a LINER galaxy.

NGC 4092 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4092 is a spiral galaxy located 310 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864. NGC 4092 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and hosts an AGN.

NGC 4093 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4093 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 4, 1864. NGC 4093 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and is a radio galaxy with a two sided jet.

NGC 4095 Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4095 is an elliptical galaxy located 330 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785. NGC 4095 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and is a LINER.

NGC 4065 Group Group of Galaxies in the constellation of Coma Berenices

The NGC 4065 Group is a group of galaxies located about 330 Mly (100 Mpc) in the constellation Coma Berenices. The group's brightest member is NGC 4065 and located in the Coma Supercluster.

NGC 4298 Flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4298 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

NGC 4302 Edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4302 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

NGC 4307 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4307 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Christian Peters in 1881 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. It is also a LINER galaxy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4098. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. 1 2 3 Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "H I Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv: 0905.3907 . Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   15714969.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4098". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  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.
  10. ↑ Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "HI Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv: 0905.3907 . Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   15714969.
  11. ↑ "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  12. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2015". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  13. ↑ "SNhunt287" . Retrieved 2019-02-14.


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