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NGC 4331 is an
irregular galaxy located 74 million
light-years away
[2] in the
constellation
Draco. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer
William Herschel on December 12, 1797.
[3] The galaxy is host to a
black hole with an estimated mass of 4.6×105
solar masses.
[4]
NGC 4331 is a member of the
NGC 4291 Group, which also contains the active galaxy
NGC 4319
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8] and is an X-ray bright member of the group.
[9] The NGC 4291 Group is located within the
Canes Venatici-Camelopardalis Cloud,
[5] which lies in the First Upper Plane of the
Virgo Supercluster.
[6]
See also
References
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"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4331. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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"Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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^ Dullo, Bililign T.; Bouquin, Alexandre Y. K.; de Paz, Armando Gil; Knapen, Johan H.; Gorgas, Javier (2020-07-01).
"The Black Hole Mass–Color Relations for Early- and Late-type Galaxies: Red and Blue Sequences". The Astrophysical Journal. 898 (1): 83.
arXiv:
2006.10128.
Bibcode:
2020ApJ...898...83D.
doi:
10.3847/1538-4357/ab9dff.
ISSN
0004-637X.
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b Tully, R. Brent (1988). Nearby galaxies catalog. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-35299-4.
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b Fouque, P.; Gourgoulhon, E.; Chamaraux, P.; Paturel, G. (1992-05-01).
"Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II. The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211–233.
Bibcode:
1992A&AS...93..211F.
ISSN
0365-0138.
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^ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01).
"General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90.
Bibcode:
1993A&AS..100...47G.
ISSN
0365-0138.
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^ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01).
"Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194.
arXiv:
astro-ph/0001140.
Bibcode:
2000ApJ...543..178G.
doi:
10.1086/317070.
ISSN
0004-637X.
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"Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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