NGC 4976
NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was detected with a 5" telescope working at 20x magnification by comet hunter Jack Bennett.
| NGC 4976 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 08m 37.5s |
| Declination | −49° 30′ 23″ |
| Redshift | 0.004847 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1453 ± 24 km/s |
| Distance | 41 ± 17 Mly (12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4 pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.6′ × 3.0′ |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 45562 | |
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