NGC 4527
E526523
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a member of the Virgo Cluster and as the host of several observed supernovae.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virgo Cluster member
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ≈ 11.4 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ≈ 6.2 × 2.1 arcminutes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
interstellar dust
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen gas ⓘ young stellar populations ⓘ |
| declination | +02° (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
≈ 12 megaparsecs
ⓘ
≈ 40 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | cluster environment ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | low ⓘ |
| galaxyType | disk galaxy ⓘ |
| groupMembership | Virgo II Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBar | possible weak bar ⓘ |
| hasDustLane | yes ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | active ⓘ |
| hemisphere | northern sky ⓘ |
| hostedSupernova |
SN 1969E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SN 1991T NERFINISHED ⓘ SN 2004gn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | highly inclined ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virgo Cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting the overluminous Type Ia supernova SN 1991T
ⓘ
membership in the Virgo Cluster ⓘ prominent dust lanes ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| orientation | nearly edge-on ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ≈ 1730 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | z ≈ 0.0058 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 34m (approx) ⓘ |
| supernovaTypeInHost |
Type Ia supernova
ⓘ
core-collapse supernova ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | moderate ⓘ |
| usedFor | cosmic distance scale calibration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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