NGC 4790
| NGC 4790 | |
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 NGC 4790 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 54m 51.9s |
| Declination | -10° 14' 52" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Barred Spiral (SBc) |
| Other designations | |
| 4790, MCG -2-33-56, IRAS12522-0958, PGC 43972 | |
NGC 4790 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. It was discovered on 25 March 1786 by William Herschel and included in the New General Catalogue in 1888. In 2012, a possible supernova, was detected in NGC 4790.[1] This supernova later produced evidence of a pulsar wind nebula which appears to be expanding outward at approximately 2300 km/s. [2]
See also[]
- Extragalactic astronomy
- List of galaxies
- List of NGC objects
- New General Catalogue
References[]
- ^ SN 2012au at rochesterastronomy.com
- ^ Milisavljevic, D. Patnaude, D. Chevalier, R. Raymond, J. Fesen, R. Margutti, R. Connor, B. Banovetz, J. 2018. Evidence for a Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Type Ib Peculiar Supernova SN 2012au. ApJL 864 L36
External links[]
Media related to NGC 4790 at Wikimedia Commons- SIMBAD entry
- NASA Extragalactic Database entry
- Messier45 entry
- VizieR
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