| NGC 4395 | |
|---|---|
 An ultraviolet image of NGC 4395 taken with GALEX | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 25m 48.9s[2] |
| Declination | +33° 32′ 48″[2] |
| Redshift | 319 ± 1 km/s[2] |
| Distance | ~14 million light-years |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)m[2] |
| Size | 50,000 ly (diameter) |
| Apparent size (V) | 13.2′ × 11.0′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4395,[3] UGC 7542,[2] PGC 40596[2] | |
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NGC 4395 is a nearby low surface brightness spiral galaxy located about 14 million light-years (or 4.3 Mpc) from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.[1] The nucleus of NGC 4395 is active and the galaxy is classified as a Seyfert Type I known for its very low-mass supermassive black hole.[4]
- ^ a b Thim, F.; Hoessel, J. G.; Saha, A.; Claver, J.; Dolphin, A.; Tammann, G. A. (April 2004). "Cepheids and Long-Period Variables in NGC 4395". The Astronomical Journal. 127 (4): 2322–2343. arXiv:astro-ph/0401558. Bibcode:2004AJ....127.2322T. doi:10.1086/382244. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 14631171.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NSOGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Filippenko, Alexei V.; Ho, Luis C. (May 2003). "A Low-Mass Central Black Hole in the Bulgeless Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4395". The Astrophysical Journal. 588 (1): L13–L16. arXiv:astro-ph/0303429. Bibcode:2003ApJ...588L..13F. doi:10.1086/375361. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 14411746.