NGC 4310 is a
dwarf spiral galaxy with a dust lane
and ring structure located about 54 million
light-year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
s away in the constellation
Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer
William Herschel on April 11, 1785. It was rediscovered by astronomer
Heinrich d'Arrest on May 19, 1863, and was later listed as NGC 4338. The galaxy is host to a
supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of
solar masses.
NGC 4310 is a member of the
Coma I group
The Coma I Group is a group of galaxies located about away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The brightest member of the group is NGC 4725. The Coma I Group is rich in spiral galaxies while containing few elliptical and lenticular galaxies. ...
and is located in a subgroup surrounding the galaxy
NGC 4274
NGC 4274 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is located at a distance of circa 45 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4274 is about 95,000 light years across ...
.
The two galaxies, NGC 4310 and NGC 4274 form a pair and are separated by a projected distance of around .
See also
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List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
This is a list of NGC objects 4001–5000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can be found in the other subpages of the list of ...
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Coma I
External links
References
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4310
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Coma Berenices
Astronomical objects discovered in 1785
Dwarf spiral galaxies
Coma I Group