NGC 4221

NGC 4221 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 75.9 million light-years (23.28 megaparsecs) away^[3] in the constellation of Draco. It was discovered on April 3, 1832, by the astronomer John Herschel.^[5] NGC 4221 is notable for having an outer ring^[6] that surrounds the inner barred central region of the galaxy.^[5]

NGC 4221
SDSS image of NGC 4221
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	12h 15m 59.860s[1]
Declination	+66° 13′ 50.90″[1]
Redshift	0.00439[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1313 ± 3 km/s[2]
Distance	75.9 Mly (23.28 Mpc)[3]
Group or cluster	NGC 4256 Group[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.6[2]
Characteristics
Type	(R)SB0+(r)[1]
Size	55,900 ly (17.15 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.347′ × 0.943′[2]
Other designations
UGC 7288, MCG +11-15-040, PGC 39266[2]

Group Membership

NGC 4221 is a member of the NGC 4256 Group,^[4][7][8] which lies in the upper plane of the Virgo Supercluster.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 2859 - similar looking galaxy

References

1. "Results for object NGC 4221 (NGC 4221)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
2. "NGC 4221". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
4. Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4200 - 4249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
6. Buta, Ronald J. (2017-11-01). "Galactic rings revisited - I. CVRHS classifications of 3962 ringed galaxies from the Galaxy Zoo 2 Database". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471 (4): 4027–4046. arXiv:1707.06589. Bibcode:2017MNRAS.471.4027B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1829. ISSN 0035-8711.
7. Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
8. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (November 2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4221 at Wikimedia Commons