NGC 4709
E613347
NGC 4709 is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the Centaurus Cluster, notable as one of its brightest and most massive members.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 4706 | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| alternateName |
ESO 323- G 018
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 43414 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~11.5 ⓘ |
| belongsToSupercluster | Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightnessRole |
brightest cluster galaxy candidate
ⓘ
one of the brightest galaxies in the Centaurus Cluster ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBlackHole | supermassive black hole (inferred) ⓘ |
| clusterType | galaxy cluster member ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~150 million light-years
ⓘ
~45 Mpc ⓘ |
| dustContent | low dust content ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dominant bulge component
ⓘ
smooth light profile ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| hostCluster | Centaurus Cluster core region ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Abell 3526 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Centaurus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massRole | one of the most massive galaxies in the Centaurus Cluster ⓘ |
| memberOf | Centaurus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | E ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based observatories ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~3300 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.011 ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
brightest cluster galaxy studies
ⓘ
galaxy cluster dynamics ⓘ galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ |
| skyPositionReference | J2000 equinox ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightnessProfile | de Vaucouleurs-like ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NGC 4706