| NGC 4145 | |
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 Spitzer Space Telescope image of NGC 4145 | |
| Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici[2] |
| Right ascension | 12h 10m 01.52s[1] |
| Declination | 39° 53′ 01.9″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003366[1] |
| Distance | 68,000,000 light years[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.30[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)d[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.9' x 4.1'[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7154, PGC 38693[3] | |
NGC 4145 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Ursa Major galaxy cluster, 68 million light years from the Earth. The galaxy has little star formation, except on its outer edges. Due to the loss of energy that occurs without star formation, some astronomers predict that the galaxy will degenerate into a lenticular galaxy in the near future. However, the galaxy's interaction with NGC 4151 may "maintain [its] star formation".[2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "NED results for object NGC 4145". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 4145". spitzer.caltech.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 4145". dso-browser.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "NGC 4145". noao.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
Media related to NGC 4145 at Wikimedia Commons
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