Astronomy:NGC 4976
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
| 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] |
| Helio 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] | |
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+4976&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4976.
- ↑ "NGC 4976". http://www.astrosurf.com/antilhue/ngc_4976.htm.
External links
- NGC 4976 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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