NGC 4980
NGC 4980 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Hydra. The shape of NGC 4980 appears slightly deformed, something which is often a sign of recent tidal interactions with another galaxy. In this galaxy's case, however, this appears not to be the case as there are no other galaxies in its immediate vicinity.
| NGC 4980 | |
|---|---|
 Image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 4980, a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Hydra. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 13h 09m 10.082s[1] |
| Declination | −28° 38′ 30.44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004783[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1430 ± 27 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 80 Million ly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 1.270 x 0.914 arcmin [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa[1] |
| Other designations | |
| FLASH J130910.34-283822.9, 2MASX J13091008-2838304, SGC 130626-2822.4, AM 1306-282, HIPASS J1309-28, MCG-05-31-037, SINGG HIPASS J1309-28, 6dFGS gJ130910.1-283830, IRAS 13064-2822, NVSS J130909-283814, ESO 443-75, IRAS F13064-2822, PSCz Q13064-2822, ESO-LV 443-0750, LEDA 45596, QRM 1305-28 1 | |
References: 2006AJ....131.1163S, 2002LEDA.........0P, 1989ESOLV.C......0L | |
Gallery
NGC 4980 by Hubble Space Telescope
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 4980
References
- "Query results for NGC 4980". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- "A Spiral Galaxy in Hydra". Picture of the Week. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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