NGC 4710
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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
- ^ a b Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- ^ a b c d 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. arXiv:1407.4986. Bibcode:2014A&A...570A..69B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424419. S2CID 119244700. A69.
- ^ a b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4710. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "NGC 4710". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ 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. arXiv:1603.00019. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.459.1276C. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw759. S2CID 118991786.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Kasparova, A. (2016). "The Diversity of Thick Galactic Discs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 460 (1): 89–93. arXiv:1604.07624. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.460L..89K. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slw083. S2CID 119303521.
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External links
Media related to NGC 4710 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4710 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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