- NGC 4536
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NGC 4536
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4536 taken with GALEX.Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Virgo Right ascension 12h 34m 21.1s[1] Declination +02° 11′ 16″[1] Redshift 1808 ± 1 km/s[1] Distance 48.7 ± 0.9 Mly (14.9 ± 0.3 Mpc)[2] Type SAB(rs)bc[1] Apparent dimensions (V) 7′.6 × 3′.2[1] Apparent magnitude (V) 11.1[1] Other designations UGC 7732[1], PGC 41823[1] See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies NGC 4536 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
See also
- NGC 6946 - a similar spiral galaxy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4536. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode 2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430.
Categories:- Spiral galaxies
- Intermediate spiral galaxies
- Virgo constellation
- NGC objects
- UGC objects
- PGC objects
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