NGC 4002 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4002. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 57m 59.3s [1] |
Declination | 23° 12′ 07″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.021959 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6583 km/s [1] |
Distance | 310 Mly (94 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.96 [1] |
Absolute magnitude (B) | -22.76 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0-a [1] |
Size | ~155,300 ly (47.62 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.8′ × 0.4′ [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 127-116, MCG +04-28-104, PGC 037635 [1] |
NGC 4002 is a lenticular galaxy located 310 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 10, 1785, by astronomer William Herschel. [3] NGC 4002 forms a pair with the galaxy NGC 4003 known as [T2015] nest 102886, [4] and is part of the Coma Supercluster. [5] [6]
NGC 4002 is a quasar candidate according to Simbad, [7] and is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 9 × 108 M☉. [8]