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NGC 4298

NGC 4298
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4298
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 21m 32.7s[1]
Declination14° 36′ 22″[1]
Redshift0.003786[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1135 km/s[1]
Distance53 Mly (16.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)c[1]
Mass1.5×1010[2] M☉
Size~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.30 x 1.24[1]
Other designations
CGCG 99-24, IRAS 12190+1452, KCPG 332A, MCG 3-32-7, PGC 39950, UGC 7412, VCC 483[1]

NGC 4298 is a flocculent[3][4][5][6] spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away[7] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784[8] and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[9][10][11]

NGC 4298 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 20,000 (2×104 M☉) to 500,000 (5×105 M☉) solar masses.[12]

Interaction with NGC 4302

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NGC 4298 appears to form a pair with[13][14][15] and appears to interact with NGC 4302.[13][2][14][16][15][17][18][4] Evidence for an interaction between the two galaxies are that NGC 4298 exhibits a lopsided, asymmetrical distribution of stars,[4][16][15] a tidal bridge that connects it to NGC 4302,[18][17][2] a prodigious rate of star formation[19] and an HI-tail. However, the tail is also the result of ram pressure.[3]

The two galaxies are separated from a projected distance of ~36,000 ly (11 kpc).[20][15][3]

Ram-pressure stripping

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The presence of a truncated gas disc,[3][4] an asymmetric 6 cm polarized radio continuum distribution,[13] an HI-tail,[3] and asymmetries of gas in a similar direction as the ram pressure stripped gas in NGC 4302 suggest that NGC 4298 is undergoing ram pressure.[2]

See also

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References

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  3. ^ a b c d e Vlahakis, C.; Verstappen, J.; Smith, M. W. L.; Pohlen, M.; Grossi, M.; Fritz, J.; Looze, I. De; Clemens, M.; Ciesla, L. (2012-09-01). "The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey - XI. Environmental effects on molecular gas and dust in spiral disks". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 545: A75. arXiv:1207.5051. Bibcode:2012A&A...545A..75P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219689. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 53701670.
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  5. ^ Elmegreen, Debra Meloy; Chromey, Frederick R.; Bissell, Bradley A.; Corrado, Kelli (1999-12-01). "K'-Band Observations of Underlying Symmetric Structure in Flocculent Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2618–2624. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2618E. doi:10.1086/301127. ISSN 0004-6256.
  6. ^ Elmegreen, D. M. (1981-11-01). "A near-infrared atlas of spiral galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 47: 229–233. Bibcode:1981ApJS...47..229E. doi:10.1086/190757. ISSN 0067-0049.
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  8. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  9. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area. V - Luminosity functions of Virgo Cluster galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  10. ^ R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35299-4.
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  12. ^ Davis, Benjamin L.; Soria, Roberto; Graham, Alister W. (2019). "Expected intermediate mass black holes in the Virgo cluster. II. Late-type galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 484 (1): 814. arXiv:1811.03232. Bibcode:2019MNRAS.484..814G. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty3068. S2CID 119303249.
  13. ^ a b c Vollmer, B.; Soida, M.; Beck, R.; Chung, A.; Urbanik, M.; Chyży, K. T.; Otmianowska-Mazur, K.; Kenney, J. D. P. (May 2013). "Large-scale radio continuum properties of 19 Virgo cluster galaxies: The influence of tidal interactions, ram pressure stripping, and accreting gas envelopes". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 553: A116. arXiv:1304.1279. Bibcode:2013A&A...553A.116V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321163. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 119190841.
  14. ^ a b Weżgowiec, M.; Urbanik, M.; Beck, R.; Chyży, K. T.; Soida, M. (September 2012). "The magnetic fields of large Virgo cluster spirals. II". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 545: A69. arXiv:1208.2845. Bibcode:2012A&A...545A..69W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218871. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 6957500.
  15. ^ a b c d Chung, Aeree; van Gorkom, J. H.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Crowl, Hugh; Vollmer, Bernd (2009-12-01). "Vla Imaging of Virgo Spirals in Atomic Gas (Viva). I. The Atlas and the H I Properties". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (6): 1741–1816. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1741C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1741. ISSN 0004-6256.
  16. ^ a b Chung, E. J.; Rhee, M.-H.; Kim, H.; Yun, Min S.; Heyer, M.; Young, J. S. (2009-10-01). "12 Co( J = 1 – 0) On-The-Fly Mapping Survey of the Virgo Cluster Spirals. I. Data and Atlas". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 184 (2): 199–217. arXiv:0910.3465. Bibcode:2009ApJS..184..199C. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/184/2/199. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 118808228.
  17. ^ a b Saha, Kanak; de Jong, Roelof; Holwerda, Benne (2009-06-11). "The onset of warps in Spitzer observations of edge-on spiral galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 396 (1): 409–422. arXiv:0902.4436. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.396..409S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14696.x. S2CID 16352978.
  18. ^ a b Hota, Ananda. "GMRT Observations of the Group Holmberg 124". Ncra.tifr.res.in.
  19. ^ Malin, D. (1994). "Interacting Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster". Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging. Vol. 161. pp. 567–576. Bibcode:1994IAUS..161..567M. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1146-1_119. ISBN 978-0-7923-2879-7. S2CID 118943109.
  20. ^ Chung, Aeree; van Gorkom, J. H.; Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.; Vollmer, Bernd (2007-04-01). "Virgo Galaxies with Long One-sided H I Tails". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 659 (2): L115 – L119. arXiv:astro-ph/0703338. Bibcode:2007ApJ...659L.115C. doi:10.1086/518034. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 13021118.
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