NGC 4627 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4627 is located 3 arcminutes northwest of the nucleus of NGC 4631, a spiral galaxy which interacts with it.[3]

NGC 4627
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4627 taken by GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici[1]
Right ascension12h 41m 59.7s[2]
Declination+32° 34′ 25″[2]
Redshift542 ± 16 km/s[2]
Distance30.3 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.1[2]
Characteristics
TypeE4 pec[2]
Apparent size (V)2.6 × 1.8[2]
Other designations
UGC 7860,[2] PGC 42620[2]

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 i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4627. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. ^ Neininger, N.; Dumke, M. (11 May 1999). "Intergalactic cold dust in the NGC 4631 group". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (10): 5360–5365. arXiv:astro-ph/9904302. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5360.
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