NGC 4515 is a lenticular galaxy located about 57 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4515 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 21, 1784.[5] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4515. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4515 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Koleva, Mina; Prugniel, Philippe; De Rijcke, Sven; Zeilinger, Werner W. (2011-11-01). "Age and metallicity gradients in early-type galaxies: a dwarf-to-giant sequence". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 417 (3): 1643–1671. arXiv:1105.4809. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.417.1643K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19057.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 41923051.
External links
Media related to NGC 4515 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4515 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
