NGC 4125

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NGC 4125
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NGC 4125 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Draco [1]
Right ascension 12h 08m 06.017s [2]
Declination +65° 10 26.878 [2]
Redshift 0.004273 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1281 ± 14 km/s [2]
Distance 66.9 ± 4.8  Mly (20.50 ± 1.47  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.7 [2]
Characteristics
Type E6 pec [2]
Size~140,000  ly (42.92  kpc) (estimated) [2]
Apparent size  (V)5.8 × 3.2 [2]
Other designations
IRAS 12055+6527, UGC 7118, MCG +11-15-027, PGC 38524, CGCG 315-019 [2]

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered on 4 January 1850 by English astronomer John Russell Hind. [3]

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Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4125. SN 2016coj (Type Ia, mag. 14.8) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS), using the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, on 28 May 2016. [4] [5] After detection, it became brighter over the course of several days. [5] It reached magnitude 13, making it the brightest supernova of 2016. [6]

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References

  1. R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 4125. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4125". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. "SN 2016coj". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 Lewis, Danny. "Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  6. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2016". Rochester Astronomy. Retrieved 9 December 2024.