NGC 4301 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,631±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.5 ± 5.6 Mly (24.06 ± 1.72 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by Irish engineer Bindon Blood Stoney on 21 April 1851.[2] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster, listed as VCC 552.
NGC 4301 and Messier 61 are listed together as Holm 379 in Erik Holmberg's A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems, published in 1937.[3] NGC 4301 is often referred to as NGC 4303A due to its proximity to NGC 4303 (another name for Messier 61) and a prolonged history of misidentification.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 4301". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4301". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1. Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
External links
Media related to NGC 4301 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4301 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
