Astronomy:NGC 4053

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4053
NGC 4053 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4053.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 03m 11.6s[1]
Declination19° 43′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.023900[1]
Helio radial velocity7165 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (102 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~135,200 ly (41.45 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 07029, PGC 038069, MCG +03-31-024[1]

NGC 4053 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[3] NGC 4053 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[4] and is a LINER galaxy.[5]

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