NGC 4076

NGC 4076
NGC 4076 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 04m 32.5192s
Declination20° 12′ 18.084″
Redshift0.020693
Heliocentric radial velocity6204 km/s
Distance313.9 ± 22.0 Mly (96.23 ± 6.74 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.35
Characteristics
TypeSa
Size~103,000 ly (31.6 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.9′ × 0.9′
Other designations
UGC 7061, MCG +03-31-034, PGC 38209

NGC 4076 is a spiral galaxy located about 314 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4076 is classified as a LINER galaxy.

Supernovae

NGC 4076 has been host to two supernovae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for NGC 4076". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  4. ↑ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
  5. ↑ Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
  6. ↑ Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
  7. ↑ Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ↑ White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
  9. ↑ Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
  10. ↑ Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "H I Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv:0905.3907. Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 15714969.
  11. ↑ Freeland, E.; Sengupta, C.; Croston, J. H. (2010-12-01). "Quantifying the importance of ram-pressure stripping in a galaxy group at 100 Mpc". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 409 (4): 1518–1524. arXiv:1007.3286. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.409.1518F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17379.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 119216322.
  12. ↑ "NGC 4076". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  13. ↑ Gavazzi, G.; Savorgnan, G.; Fumagalli, Mattia (2011-10-01). "The complete census of optically selected AGNs in the Coma supercluster: the dependence of AGN activity on the local environment". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 534: A31. arXiv:1107.3702. Bibcode:2011A&A...534A..31G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117461. ISSN 0004-6361. S2CID 73621726.
  14. 1 2 3 "List of supernovae sorted by host name". Bright Supernova - Archives. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  15. ↑ "Bright Supernova pages - Most prolific galaxies". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  16. 1 2 Lee, N.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Foley, R. J.; Silverman, J. M. (2007). "Supernova 2007M in NGC 4076". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (816): 1. Bibcode:2007CBET..816....1L.
  17. ↑ "SN 2007M". w.astro.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  18. ↑ "SN 2007M | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  19. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2007". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  20. ↑ Arbour, R.; Itagaki, K.; Nakano, S.; Brimacombe, J.; Kojima, N. (2011). "Supernova 2011bc in NGC 4076 = PSN J12043294+2012114". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2684): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2684....1A.
  21. ↑ "Bright Supernovae - 2011". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  22. ↑ "SN 2011bc | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.