NGC 4084

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NGC 4084
SDSS NGC 4084.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4084.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 05m 15.2s [1]
Declination 21° 12′ 52″ [1]
Redshift 0.022576 [1]
Helio radial velocity 6768 km/s [1]
Distance 315  Mly (96.6  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.40 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [2]
Size~112,100  ly (34.37  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.4 x 0.4 [1]
Other designations
PGC 038272, MCG +04-29-014 [1]

NGC 4084 is an elliptical galaxy [3] located 315 million light-years away [4] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [5] NGC 4084 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 26, 1865. [6] NGC 4084 is an isolated member of the Coma Supercluster [7] and is classified as a LINER galaxy. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4084. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ↑ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 4084. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  3. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4084". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  7. ↑ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (June 1978). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN   0004-637X.
  8. ↑ "NGC 4084". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-02-20.


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