NGC_4527

NGC 4527

NGC 4527

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the M61 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[2]

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Characteristics

NGC 4527 is an intermediate spiral galaxy similar to the Andromeda Galaxy[3] and is located at a distance not well determined, but usually is considered to be an outlying member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies,[4] being placed within the subcluster known as S Cloud.[5]

Unlike the Andromeda Galaxy, NGC 4527 is also a starburst galaxy, with 2.5 billion solar masses of molecular hydrogen concentrated within its innermost regions.[6] However said starburst is still weak and seems to be on its earliest phases.[6]

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4527: SN 1915A (type unknown, mag. 15.5),[7][8] SN 1991T (type Ia-pec, mag. 13),[9] and SN 2004gn (type Ic, mag. 16.6).[10]

NGC 4527 by Hubble Space Telescope

References

  1. [1]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4527. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  2. [2]
    "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. [3]
    "Best of AOP: NGC 4527". NOAO. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  4. [4]
    "Notes for object NGC 4527". NASA-IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  5. [5]
    "Galaxy On Line Database Milano Network (GOLDMine)". Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  6. [6]
    Shibatsuka, T.; Matsushita, S.; Kohno, K.; Kawabe, R. (2003). "Multi-Line Observations of Molecular Gas in the Central Region of the Low Star-Formation Efficiency Starburst Galaxy NGC 4527". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 55 (1): 87–101. Bibcode:2003PASJ...55...87S. doi:10.1093/pasj/55.1.87.
  7. [7]
    Transient Name Server entry for SN 1915A. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. [8]
    Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams list of Supernovae. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. [9]
    Transient Name Server entry for SN 1991T. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. [10]
    Transient Name Server entry for SN 2004gn. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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