NGC 4450 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.

NGC 4450
NGC 4450 as taken from Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices[1]
Right ascension12h 28m 29.6s[2]
Declination+17° 05′ 06″[2]
Redshift1954 ± 4 km/s[2]
Distance~50 million light-years
Apparent magnitude (V)10.9[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)ab[2]
Size~75,000 ly (diameter)
Apparent size (V)5.2 × 3.9[2]
Other designations
UGC 7594,[2] PGC 41024[2]
NGC 4450 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

Characteristics

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NGC 4450 is a member of the Virgo Cluster that, like Messier 90, shows smooth, nearly featureless spiral arms,[3] with few star formation regions[4] and little neutral hydrogen compared to other similar spiral galaxies,[5] something that justifies its classification as an anemic galaxy.[4]

Measurements with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope show the center of this galaxy has a supermassive black hole.[6]

References

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  1. ^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4450. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. ^ AN ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE - THE VIRGO CLUSTER
  4. ^ a b Koopmann, R.; Kenney, J. D. P. (2004). "Hα Morphologies and Environmental Effects in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (2): 866–885. arXiv:astro-ph/0406243. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613..866K. doi:10.1086/423191. S2CID 17519217.
  5. ^ Chung, A.; Van Gorkom, J.H.; Kenney, J.F.P.; Crowl, Hugh; Vollmer, B. (2009). "VLA Imaging of Virgo Spirals in Atomic Gas (VIVA). I. The Atlas and the H I Properties". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (6): 1741–1816. Bibcode:2009AJ....138.1741C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/6/1741.
  6. ^ Swirling Gas Disk around Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4450
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