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Elliptical galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
NGC 4627
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4627 taken by GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension12 41 59.7
Declination+32° 34′ 25″
Redshift542 ± 16 km/s
Distance30.3 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1
Characteristics
TypeE4 pec
Apparent size (V)2.6′ × 1.8′
Other designations
UGC 7860, PGC 42620

NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.

References

  1. R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4627. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. Neininger, N.; Dumke, M. (11 May 1999). "Intergalactic cold dust in the NGC 4631 group". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (10): 5360–5365. arXiv:astro-ph/9904302. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5360.

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