NGC 4567
E526662
NGC 4567 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, best known as one of the interacting "Siamese Twins" galaxies undergoing a close encounter with its neighbor NGC 4568.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 4568 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interacting galaxy
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~4.6 × 2.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 11.3 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | NGC 4567 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | one of the Siamese Twins Galaxies ⓘ |
| declination | +11° 15′ 28″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784-02-15 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~18 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | unbarred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasCompanionGalaxy | NGC 4568 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImageFrom |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | SA(rs)bc ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | enhanced due to interaction ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
central region
ⓘ
disk ⓘ spiral arms ⓘ |
| includedIn | Messier 58 field region (wide-field views) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactingWith | NGC 4568 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactionType | gravitational interaction ⓘ |
| isNearbyTo |
NGC 4564
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4569 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4570 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NGC 4567/NGC 4568 interacting pair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSupercluster | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
IRAS 12334+1120
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 42064 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 7776 NED01 NERFINISHED ⓘ VCC 1673 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Siamese Twins Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~2250 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0075 ⓘ |
| requiresTelescopeAperture | >= 6 inches for visual observation ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 36m 32s ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the center of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low to moderate ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NGC 4568