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NGC 4015 is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices.[1] It is located between 215 and 220 million light years away. Its visual magnitude is 13.15.[2]

NGC 4015
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	11h 58m 42,9s
Declination	+25°02'
Characteristics
Type	Galaxy
Apparent size (V)	2.00 × 1.5

It was first discovered by Danish astronomer John Dreyer on 26 April 1878, and he described it as a "faint object, very small and with a much brighter middle." He also described it in his notes on the accompanying galaxy, PGC 37703, which he described as "a tail north of the nucleus".[2]

Together, NGC 4015 and PGC 37703 comprise Arp 138 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

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NGC 4015-1 (другие обозначения — UGC 6965, MCG 4-28-109, ZWG 127.122, KCPG 314A, ARP 138, VV 216, PGC 37702) — спиральная галактика (Sc) в созвездии Волосы Вероники.

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