Astronomy:NGC 4680

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NGC 4680
NGC 4680 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 46m 54.7221s[1]
Declination−11° 38′ 12.899″[1]
Redshift0.008312 ± 0.000030 [1]
Helio radial velocity(2492 ± 9) km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)12,8 mag
Apparent magnitude (B)13,7 mag
Characteristics
TypePec [1]
Size~50,700 ly (15.56 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4 × 1.2
Other designations
IRAS 12443-1121, MCG-02-33-007, PGC 43118[1]

NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo.[2] It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.[3] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708.[citation needed] NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Herschel using an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680. SN 1997bp (type Ia, mag. 13.8) was discovered by Robert Evans on 6 April 1997.[5][6]

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