NGC 4733 is a barred lenticular galaxy[2][3] located about 55 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Virgo.[4] NGC 4733 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.[5] NGC 4733 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
| NGC 4733 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4733. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 51m 06.8s[1] |
| Declination | 10° 54′ 43″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003085/925 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 55,454,000 ly |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)0^0^ [1] |
| Size | ~28,901.32 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.67 x 1.60[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 71-54, MCG 2-33-28, PGC 43516, UGC 7997, VCC 2087 [1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4733. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Emsellem, Eric; Cappellari, Michele; Krajnovic ́, Davor; Alatalo, Katherine (23 February 2011). "The ATLAS3D project – III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early-type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of Fast and Slow Rotators". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 414 (2): 888–912. arXiv:1102.4444. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.414..888E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18496.x. S2CID 2707378.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4733 - Galaxy in Virgo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4733 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4733 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
