Astronomy:NGC 4710
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4710 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4710 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 49m 38.958s[1] |
| Declination | +15° 09′ 55.76″[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1,129 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.60[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0a-S0/Sa[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3′.0 × 0′.8[2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4710, UGC 7980, PGC 43375[4][3] | |
NGC 4710 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its prominent x-shaped structure reveals the existence of an underlying bar.[5] NGC 4710 possesses both thin and thick discs.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boselli, A. et al. (2014). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS). IV. The role of the cluster environment on galaxy evolution". Astronomy & Astrophysics 570: A69. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424419. A69. Bibcode: 2014A&A...570A..69B.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4710. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "NGC 4710". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4710.
- ↑ Bogdan, C. Ciambur; Graham, Alister W. (June 2016). "Quantifying the (X/peanut)-shaped structure in edge-on disc galaxies: length, strength, and nested peanuts". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459 (2): 1276–1292. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw759. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.459.1276C.
- ↑ Kasparova, A. (2016). "The Diversity of Thick Galactic Discs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 460 (1): 89–93. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slw083. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.460L..89K.
External links
- NGC 4710 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
12h 49m 38.9s, +15° 09′ 56″
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