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Q917926
Sign in to savebarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.00453980733564685
- Morphology
- SB(r)ab
- Coordinates
- RA 185.4329° · Dec 75.3225°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
Key facts
- Constellation
- Draco
- Right ascension
- 12 21 43.846
- Declination
- +75 ° 19 ′ 21.45 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,357 ± 46 km/s
- Distance
- 76.6 Mly (23.48 Mpc )
- Type
- SB(r)ab
- Apparent size v
- 3′.0 × 2′.3
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4319 is a face-on barred spiral galaxy located about 77 million light years away in the constellation Draco. The morphological classification is SB(r)ab, which indicates it is a barred spiral with an inner ring structure and moderate to tightly wound arms. It is situated in physical proximity to the galaxies NGC 4291 and NGC 4386, with X-ray emissions from the intervening gap indicating NGC 4319 and NGC 4291 may be interacting. NGC 4319 has a much higher proportion of ionized hydrogen compared to the Milky Way galaxy.
Controversy over a physical connection with Markarian 205
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