NGC 4324

NGC 4324
SDSS image of NGC 4324.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 23m 06.2s[1]
Declination05° 15′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.005561[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1667 km/s[1]
Distance85.4 Mly (26.18 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo W
Apparent magnitude (V)12.51[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)0+[1]
Mass5.25 × 1011[2] M☉
Size~66,000 ly (20.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.8 x 1.2[1]
Notable featuresStar Forming Ring
Other designations
UGC 07451, VCC 0613, PGC 040179, MCG +01-32-032[1]

NGC 4324 is a lenticular galaxy[3] located about 85 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on March 4, 1862.[5] NGC 4324 has a stellar mass of 5.62 × 1010 M☉, and a baryonic mass of 5.88 × 1010 M☉. The galaxy's total mass is around 5.25 × 1011 M☉.[2] NGC 4324 is notable for having a ring of star formation surrounding its nucleus.[6][7][8] It was considered a member of the Virgo II Groups until 1999, when its distance was recalculated and it was placed in the Virgo W Group.[9][10]

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  2. ^ a b Hall, Melanie; Courteau, Stéphane; Dutton, Aaron A.; McDonald, Michael; Zhu, Yucong (2012-10-01). "An investigation of Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging data and multiband scaling relations of spiral galaxies: SDSS scaling relations of spiral galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425 (4): 2741–2765. arXiv:1111.5009. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21290.x. S2CID 118113571.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Dolphin, Andrew E.; Fisher, J. Richard; Héraudeau, Philippe; Jacobs, Bradley A.; Karachentsev, Igor D.; Makarov, Dmitry; Makarova, Lidia; Mitronova, Sofia; Rizzi, Luca (2013-09-05). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 118494842.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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  9. ^ "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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