NGC 4692
| NGC 4692 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 4692. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 47m 55.3s[1] |
| Declination | 27° 13′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.026605[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7976 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 370 Mly (112 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.64[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (B) | -23.22[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E+[1] |
| Size | ~154,200 ly (47.29 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07967, CGCG 159-078, MCG +05-30-086, PGC 043200[1] | |
NGC 4692 is an elliptical galaxy located 370 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered on April 11, 1785, by astronomer William Herschel.[3] NGC 4692 is the brightest member of a group of 11 galaxies, known as [T2015] nest 100111, which is also known as the NGC 4692 Group[4] and is part of the Coma Supercluster.[5]
According to Harold Corwin, NGC 4702 is equal to NGC 4692, with the former designation simply being a reobservation of NGC 4692.[6]
NGC 4692 is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 9 × 108 M☉.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ Tully, R. Brent (May 2015). "Galaxy Groups: A 2MASS Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (5): 171. arXiv:1503.03134. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..171T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Jaffe, W.; Gavazzi, G. (February 1986). "Radio continuum survey of the coma/A1367 supercluster. II. 1.5 GHz observations of 396 CGCG galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 91: 204–216. Bibcode:1986AJ.....91..204J. doi:10.1086/114001. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ "Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all)". Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.