| NGC 4014 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4014 captured by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 11h 58m 35.8512s |
| Declination | +16° 10′ 37.970″ |
| Redshift | 0.012552 |
| Distance | 197 Mly (60.4 Mpc) |
| Surface brightness | 23.19 mag/arcsec2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Lenticular Galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4028, UGC 6961, PGC 37695, MCG +03-31-005 | |
NGC 4014 also known as NGC 4028, is a type S0-a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. NGC 4014 is located 197 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year.
NGC 4014 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 30, 1783. But it was rediscovered on April 26, 1832, by John Herschel who listed NGC 4014 as NGC 4028.
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