NGC 4220

NGC 4010
Image of NGC 4220
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	12h 16m 11.7292s [1]
Declination	+47° 53′ 00.352″ [1]
Redshift	0.003049 ± 0.0000004 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	914 ± 1 km/s [1]
Distance	53.8 ± 3.8  Mly (16.49 ± 1.17  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	12.4 [1]
Characteristics
Size	~839,500  ly (257.38  kpc) (estimated)

NGC 4220 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered on March 9, 1788 by William Herschel ^[2]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4220: SN 1983O (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild on 30 June 1983. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001-5000)
• List of NGC objects

References

1. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4010". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4200 - 4249" . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
3. Thompson, G. D.; Evans, R. O.; Hers, J.; Mattei, J.; Cragg, T.; Wild, P. (1983). "Supernovae". International Astronomical Union Circular (3835): 1. Bibcode:1983IAUC.3835....1T.
4. "SN 1983O". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 1 January 2026.

External links

• NGC 4220 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images