NGC 4302

NGC 4302
SDSS image of NGC 4302. NGC 4298 can be seen to the right of the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 21m 42.5s[1]
Declination14° 35′ 54″[1]
Redshift0.003833[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,149 km/s[1]
Distance55 Mly (17 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSc[1]
Mass1.0×1011[2] M☉
Size~106,000 ly (32.5 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.78 × 0.75[1]
Other designations
CGCG 99-27, KCPG 332B, MCG 3-32-9, PGC 39974, UGC 7418, VCC 497[1]

NGC 4302 is an edge-on spiral galaxy[3] located about 55 million light-years away[3][4] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784[5] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[4][6][7]

It is classified as a Seyfert galaxy and as a LINER galaxy.[3][8] It also has a prominent, extended dust lane.[9][10]

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  3. ^ a b c "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ a b R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  6. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area. V - Luminosity functions of Virgo Cluster galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  7. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  8. ^ Decarli, R.; Gavazzi, G.; Arosio, I.; Cortese, L.; Boselli, A.; Bonfanti, C.; Colpi, M. (2007-10-01). "The census of nuclear activity of late-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 381 (1): 136–150. arXiv:0707.0999. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.381..136D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12208.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 14937210.
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