en NGC 4907

NGC 4907
NGC 4907
	Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4907
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	13h 00m 48.8s
Declination	28° 09′ 30″
Redshift	0.019610/5879 km/s
Distance	273,200,000 ly
Group or cluster	Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.1
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)b, LINER
Size	~65,330 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 1.0
Other designations
	CGCG 160-257, DRCG 27-205, MCG 5-31-89, PGC 44819

NGC 4907 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 270 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.^[3] It is also classified as a LINER galaxy.^[2] NGC 4907 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864.^[4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster, located equidistant between NGC 4928 and NGC 4829.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4907. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^ ^a ^b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4907 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4900 - 4949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
^ Finoguenov, A.; Briel, U.G.; Henry, J.P.; Gavazzi, G.; Iglesias-Paramo, J.; Boselli, A. (27 January 2004) [28 November 2003]. "The X-ray luminosity function of galaxies in the Coma cluster" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 419 (1). EDP Sciences: 47–61. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035765. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.