NGC 4527

NGC 4527
SDSS image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4527.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 34m 08.4s[1]
Declination	+02° 39′ 13″[1]
Redshift	1736 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	48.9 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(s)bc[1]
Apparent size (V)	6.2′ × 2.1′[1]
Other designations
UGC 7721,[1] PGC 41789[1]

NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the M61 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[2]

Characteristics

NGC 4527 is an intermediate spiral galaxy similar to the Andromeda Galaxy^[3] and is located at a distance not well determined, but usually is considered to be an outlying member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies,^[4] being placed within the subcluster known as S Cloud.^[5]

Unlike the Andromeda Galaxy, NGC 4527 is also a starburst galaxy, with 2.5 billion solar masses of molecular hydrogen concentrated within its innermost regions.^[6] However said starburst is still weak and seems to be on its earliest phases.^[6]

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4527: SN 1915A (type unknown, mag. 15.5),^[7][8] SN 1991T (type Ia-pec, mag. 13),^[9] and SN 2004gn (type Ic, mag. 16.6).^[10]

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 4527 at Wikimedia Commons