NGC 4680
NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly. In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708. NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Herschel using an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680. SN 1997bp (type Ia, mag. 13.8) was discovered by Robert Evans on 6 April 1997.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4680. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ information@eso.org. "A Spiral Amongst Friends". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "NGC 4680 – Lenticular Galaxy in Corvus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4650–4699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Marples, P.; Evans, R.; Phillips, M.; Schlegel, D. J.; Filippenko, A. V.; Leonard, D. C.; Wang, L.; Wheeler, J. C.; Garnavich, P.; Challis, P.; Kirshner, R.; Grogin, N. (1 April 1997). "Supernova 1997bp in NGC 4680". International Astronomical Union Circular. 6613: 1. ISSN 0081-0304.
- ^ "SN 1997bp". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
External links
Media related to NGC 4680 at Wikimedia Commons
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