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Unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4701
SDSS image of NGC 4701
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12 49 11.59329
Declination+03° 23′ 19.3906″
Redshift0.00251
Heliocentric radial velocity752 km/s
Distance50.9 ± 3.3 Mly (15.6 ± 1.0 Mpc)
Group or clusterM49 Group (LGG 292)
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cd
Size~75,700 ly (23.22 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)2.8′ × 2.1′
Other designations
IRAS 12466+0339, UGC 7975, MCG +01-33-015, PGC 43331, CGCG 043-034

NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1054 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 50.7 ± 3.8 Mly (15.54 ± 1.15 Mpc). However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a greater distance of 72.31 ± 6.14 Mly (22.170 ± 1.883 Mpc).It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 April 1786 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) diameter mirror type telescope. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

NGC 4701 is a member of the M49 Group (also known as LGG 292). This group contains at least 127 galaxies, including 63 galaxies from the New General Catalogue and 20 galaxies from the Index Catalogue.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ "NGC 4701". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. Ashby, M. L. N.; Mahajan, S.; Smith, H. A.; Willner, S. P.; Fazio, G. G.; Raychaudhury, S.; Zezas, A.; Barmby, P.; Bonfini, P.; Cao, C.; González-Alfonso, E.; Ishihara, D.; Kaneda, H.; Lyttle, V.; Madden, S.; Papovich, C.; Sturm, E.; Surace, J.; Wu, H.; Zhu, Y. -N. (2011). "The Star Formation Reference Survey. I. Survey Description and Basic Data". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 123 (907): 1011. arXiv:1107.2570. Bibcode:2011PASP..123.1011A. doi:10.1086/661920. S2CID 119226030.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 4701". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. "Distance Results for NGC 4701". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4701". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  8. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.

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