NGC 4473
E526325
NGC 4473 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a bright member of the Virgo Cluster and a subject of detailed studies of galaxy structure and dynamics.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early-type galaxy
ⓘ
elliptical galaxy ⓘ extragalactic object ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | ~11.0 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~10.0 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | local universe ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +13° (approx) ⓘ |
| discoverer | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~15 Mpc
ⓘ
~50 million light-years ⓘ |
| dustContent | low dust content ⓘ |
| environment | cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyType | elliptical ⓘ |
| gasContent | low cold gas content ⓘ |
| hasBeenObservedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based optical telescopes ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDynamics | complex stellar kinematics ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| hasStructure | elliptical morphology ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Virgo Cluster potential ⓘ |
| isIn | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virgo Cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgo constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E5 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright member of the Virgo Cluster
ⓘ
detailed studies of galaxy dynamics ⓘ detailed studies of galaxy structure ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~2260 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.0075 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 29m (approx) ⓘ |
| skyPosition | near the core of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | low ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | typical of elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of galaxy kinematics
ⓘ
studies of stellar orbits in elliptical galaxies ⓘ tests of galaxy formation models ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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