NGC 4100

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NGC 4100
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4100
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 12h 06m 08.602s [1]
Declination +49° 34 56.32 [1]
Redshift 0.003582 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1,072 ± 6 km/s [2]
Distance 65.1  Mly (20.0  Mpc) [3]
Group or cluster NGC 3992 group [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)11.7 [2]
Characteristics
Type SAbc [2]
Mass 33.3+10.7
−12.7
×109
[3]   M
Other designations
NGC 4100, UGC 7095, MCG +08-22-068, PGC 38370 [2]

NGC 4100 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on Mar 9, 1788. [5] This galaxy is a member of the NGC 3992 group in the Ursa Major Cluster. [4]

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