NGC 4056

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NGC 4056
SDSS NGC 4056.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4056.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension  12h 03m 57.8s [1]
Declination 20° 18′ 45″ [1]
Redshift 0.024637 [1]
Helio radial velocity 7386 km/s [1]
Distance 340  Mly (105  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.68 [1]
Characteristics
Type E0? [2]
Size~65,000  ly (20  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.26 x 0.18 [1]
Other designations
PGC 038140 [1]

NGC 4056 is an elliptical galaxy [2] located about 340 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on March 18, 1865 [2] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [4]

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Although NGC 4056 is commonly equated with PGC 38140, there is still uncertainty in its identification. [2] [3] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4056. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. ↑ Mahdavi, Andisheh; Geller, Margaret J. (2004-05-01). "A Redshift Survey of Nearby Galaxy Groups: The Shape of the Mass Density Profile". The Astrophysical Journal. 607 (1): 202–219. arXiv: astro-ph/0402161 . Bibcode:2004ApJ...607..202M. doi: 10.1086/383458 . ISSN   0004-637X.
  5. ↑ "Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all)". Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. Retrieved 2019-08-11.


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