NGC 4489

NGC 4489 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy^[2] located about 60 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.^[4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784.^[5] NGC 4489 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.^[6]

NGC 4489
The elliptical galaxy NGC 4489.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 30m 52.2s[1]
Declination	16° 45′ 32″[1]
Redshift	0.003206/961 km/s[1]
Distance	57 Mly
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.84 [1]
Characteristics
Type	E [1]
Size	~26,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	1.7 x 1.5[1]
Other designations
CGCG 99-73, MCG 3-32-54, PGC 41365, UGC 7655, VCC 1321[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• Messier 32
• NGC 4458
• NGC 4406

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4489. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
2. Mei, S.; Silva, D. R.; Quinn, P. J. (30 October 2000). "Anomalous surface brightness fluctuations in NGC 4489⋆" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 366: 54–61. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000080. S2CID 17390200.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4489 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4489 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4489 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images