NGC 4066

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NGC 4066
SDSS NGC 4066.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4066
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 04m 09.4s [1]
Declination 20° 20′ 53″ [1]
Redshift 0.024567 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 7365 km/s [1]
Distance 340  Mly (105  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.95 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [1]
Size~150,000  ly (47  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 1.2 [1]
Other designations
MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051 [1]

NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785. [4] NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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  4. ↑ Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 4001-4999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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  12. ↑ Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "HI 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.


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