NGC 4825 is a lenticular galaxy located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.[1][2] NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel, and its diameter is 133,000 light-years across.[1][3] NGC 4825 is not known to have much star-formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus.[4][2]

Nearby and satellite galaxies

NGC 4825 does have one suspected satellite galaxy, J12571108-1339100, a dwarf elliptical galaxy.[3]

Some nearby galaxies are NGC 4823, NGC 4829, and NGC 4820.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 4825 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Virgo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4800 - 4849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "NGC 4825 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4825
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