NGC 4976
| NGC 4976 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 08m 37.5s |
| Declination | −49° 30′ 23″ |
| Redshift | 0.004847 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1453 ± 24 km/s |
| Distance | 41 ± 17 Mly (12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4 pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.6′ × 3.0′ |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 45562 | |
NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 31 March 1835.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4976". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
External links
Media related to NGC 4976 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4976 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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