NGC 4070 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4070 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 11.3s [1] |
Declination | 20° 24′ 35″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.024060 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7213 km/s [1] |
Distance | 340 Mly (103 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.14 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E [1] |
Size | ~160,000 ly (50 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 4059, MCG +04-29-009, UGC 7052, PGC 38169 [1] |
NGC 4070 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [3] NGC 4070 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785. It was rediscovered by John Herschel on April 29, 1832 and was listed as NGC 4059. [4] The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Deep images obtained with the CAFOS instrument at the Calar Alto Observatory reveal that NGC 4070 has some deviation from a perfectly spherical or ellipsoidal shape morphology. This indicates that NGC 4070 has undergone a recent interaction, either with the galaxy 2MASX J12040831+2023280 or with a small knot of material. There also appears to be a faint, broad bridge of luminous matter between NGC 4070 and the neighbouring elliptical galaxy NGC 4066. The two galaxies are separated by a projected distance of 370,000 ly (114 kpc ). [13]
On April 14, 2005 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2005bl was discovered in NGC 4070. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]