NGC 4729
NGC 4729 is an elliptical galaxy located about 160 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. NGC 4729 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834 and is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.
| NGC 4729 | |
|---|---|
2MASS image of NGC 4729. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 51m 46.3s |
| Declination | −41° 07′ 56″ |
| Redshift | 0.011154 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3344 km/s |
| Distance | 161 Mly (49.5 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Centaurus Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0 |
| Size | ~67,000 ly (20.55 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.4 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 323-16, CCC 204, MCG -7-27-2, PGC 43591 | |
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