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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4262 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
| NGC 4262 | |
|---|---|
Composite image of NGC 4262, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 19m 30.6s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 52′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 1359 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50.0 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.49[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)0−[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9′ × 1.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 355, 2MASS J12193058+1452396, 2MASX J12193058+1452397, WISEA J121930.57+145239.5, UGC 7365, MCG +03-31-101, PGC 39676, CGCG 1217.0+1509, CGCG 099-014, SDSS J121930.57+145239.5[1] | |
NGC 4262 is a small and compact barred lenticular galaxy with a high surface brightness central bar.[2] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster at a distance from the Milky Way of around 50 million light-years.[3]
It features an anomalous abundance of neutral hydrogen for a lenticular galaxy, most of it being located on a ring tilted with respect to NGC 4262's galactic plane.[4] Studies with help of the GALEX telescope have found within that ring several clusters of young stars that can be seen on ultraviolet images.[5]
The aforementioned ring is believed to have its origin in NGC 4262 stripping some gas of another galaxy in a close passage, likely its neighbor the spiral Messier 99.[6]
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