NGC 4015

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NGC 4015
NGC 4015 SDSS.jpg
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 11h 58m 42,9s
Declination +25°02'
Characteristics
Type Galaxy
Apparent size  (V)2.00 × 1.5

NGC 4015 is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices. [1] It is located between 215 and 220 million light years away. Its visual magnitude is 13.15. [2]

It was first discovered by Danish astronomer John Dreyer on 26 April 1878, and he described it as a "faint object, very small and with a much brighter middle." He also described it in his notes on the accompanying galaxy, PGC 37703, which he described as "a tail north of the nucleus". [2]

Together, NGC 4015 and PGC 37703 comprise Arp 138 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

Sources

  1. "NGC 4015". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4000 - 4049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.

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