NGC 4790
Appearance
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NGC 4790 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 54m 51.9s |
Declination | -10° 14' 52" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Barred Spiral (SBc) |
Other designations | |
4790, MCG -2-33-56, IRAS12522-0958, PGC 43972 |
NGC 4790 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered on 25 March 1786 by William Herschel and included in the New General Catalogue in 1888. In 2012, a possible supernova, SN 2012au was detected in NGC 4790.[1] This supernova later produced evidence of a pulsar wind nebula which appears to be expanding outward at approximately 2300 km/s. [2]
See also
References
- ^ SN 2012au at rochesterastronomy.com
- ^ Milisavljevic, D. Patnaude, D. Chevalier, R. Raymond, J. Fesen, R. Margutti, R. Connor, B. Banovetz, J. 2018. Evidence for a Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Type Ib Peculiar Supernova SN 2012au. ApJL 864 L36
External links
- Media related to NGC 4790 at Wikimedia Commons
- SIMBAD entry
- NASA Extragalactic Database entry
- Messier45 entry
- VizieR
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