NGC_4680

NGC 4680

NGC 4680

Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo.[2] It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.[3] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708.[citation needed] 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".[4]

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680, SN 1997bp, a type Ia supernova which had an apparent magnitude of 13.8 at discovery.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4680. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. [2]
    [email protected]. "A Spiral Amongst Friends". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. [3]
    "NGC 4680 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corvus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. [4]
    "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4650 - 4699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. [5]
    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.
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