NGC 4076 is a spiral galaxy located 290 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
NGC 4076 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4076. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 32.5s[1] |
Declination | 20° 12′ 18″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020728[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 6214 km/s[1] |
Distance | 291 Mly (89.1 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.35[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa[1] |
Size | ~103,000 ly (31.6 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.9[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07061, PGC 038209, MCG +03-31-034[1] |
NGC 4076 is classified as a LINER galaxy.[13][14]
NGC 4076 has been host to two type Ia supernovae.[15][16] The first, SN 2007M was first observed on December 24, 2006.[15][17][18] However, it was discovered on January 14, 2007.[18][19][20] The second, SN 2011bc was discovered on April 1, 2011.[15][21][22][23]
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