NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was detected with a 5" telescope working at 20x magnification by comet hunter Jack Bennett.[3]
| NGC 4976 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 08m 37.5s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 30′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004847[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1453 ± 24 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 41 ± 17 Mly (12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4 pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.6′ × 3.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 45562[1] | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "NGC 4976". astrosurf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4976 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4976 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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