NGC 4438
E520964
NGC 4438 is a heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for its tidal interactions and membership in the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lenticular galaxy candidate
ⓘ
peculiar galaxy ⓘ spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~10.0 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ~9.3 × 4.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| belongsToSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +13° 00′ 32″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784-01-08 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~15 Mpc
ⓘ
~50 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster core ⓘ |
| formsPairWith | NGC 4435 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Arp 120
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 40973 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7574 NERFINISHED ⓘ VCC 1043 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAsymmetricalStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasDisturbedDisk | true ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | true ⓘ |
| hasInclination | highly inclined disk ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | SA(s)0/a pec ⓘ |
| hasNuclearActivity | true ⓘ |
| hasRadioEmission | true ⓘ |
| hasStellarStreams | true ⓘ |
| hasTidalDistortion | true ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | true ⓘ |
| interactsGravitationallyWith | NGC 4435 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearOnSky | NGC 4435 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interaction with NGC 4435
ⓘ
membership in Virgo Cluster core ⓘ strong tidal distortions ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| pairNickname | The Eyes Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleAGN | true ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~71 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.000253 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 27m 45.6s ⓘ |
| showsExtraplanarGas | true ⓘ |
| showsTidalTails | true ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
ram-pressure stripping
ⓘ
tidal interactions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.