PGC 44691 | |
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The spiral galaxy PGC 44691. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 13 00 03.0 |
Declination | 28° 14′ 25″ |
Redshift | 0.025631/7684 km/s |
Distance | 352,080,000 ly |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.7 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa |
Size | ~50,560 ly (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 0.43 x 0.32 |
Other designations | |
2MASX J13000297+2814253 |
PGC 44691 is a spiral galaxy located about 350 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It belongs to a galaxy cluster known as the Coma Cluster. In 1994, the Hubble Space Telescope observed PGC 44691 and the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 4881 to infer the distance to the Coma Cluster.
See also
- NGC 4921 Another spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for PGC 44691. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "NGC 4881". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "HubbleSite: Image - Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881". hubblesite.org. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
External links
- PGC 44691 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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