NGC 4402 is a relatively near, edge-on spiral galaxy located around 50 million light-years from Earth. It is in the constellation of Virgo within the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It can be seen when viewing Markarian's Chain .

2009年9月30日 · The image of NGC 4402 highlights some telltale signs of ram pressure stripping such as the curved, or convex, appearance of the disc of gas and dust, a result of the forces exerted by the heated gas. Light being emitted by the disc backlights the swirling dust that is being swept out by the gas.

2003年6月24日 · Spiral galaxy NGC 4402 is a member of the Virgo group that is about 10 arc minutes north of giant Elliptical Galaxy M-86. E. E. Holmberg thought that NGC 4402 may be an irregular galaxy, but more modern observers consider it as a nearly edge-on spiral Galaxy.

NGC 4402 is a Spiral Galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo in the equatorial region. NGC 4402's distance from Earth is 48,502,714.93 light years. NGC 4402 is called NGC 4402 in the New General Catalogue (NGC). This catalogue is a list of deep space objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888 to update John Herschel's earlier work.

The galaxy NGC 4402 belongs to the Hubble class Sb. The classification is uncertain because the galaxy is seen almost edge-on. Its disk is inclined by 74° with respect to the sky plane. This galaxy has a distance median value of 15.2 Mpc. Total Intensity at 6.2 cm (4.86 GHz), VLA, Resolution 18", Vollmer et al. 2007.

NGC 4402 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Virgo constellation. NGC 4402 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 12.55, NGC 4402 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

2004年6月3日 · This three-color composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 4402 shows several key lines of evidence for the galaxy being stripped bare of its star-forming material by its violent ongoing encounter with the hot gas in the center of the Virgo galaxy cluster, as NGC4402 falls into it.

2009年9月30日 · The first image shows NGC 4402 and highlights some telltale signs of ram pressure stripping such as the curved, or convex, appearance of the disc of gas and dust, a result of the forces exerted by the heated gas. Light being emitted by the disc backlights the swirling dust that is being swept out by the gas.

2009年9月30日 · Zooming in on NGC 4402, an edge-on spiral galaxy where extremely hot gas within the galaxy is literally shaping its destiny. Stripped of their gas and dust, galaxies such as this are often robbed of their ability to produce stars.

The image of NGC 4402 highlights some telltale signs of ram pressure stripping such as the curved, or convex, appearance of the disc of gas and dust, a result of the forces exerted by the heated gas. Light being emitted by the disc backlights the swirling dust that is …