NGC 4096
Galaxy NGC 4096 |
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NGC 4096 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 06 m 01.130 s |
declination | + 47 ° 28 ′ 42.40 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) c / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 6.5 'x 1.8' |
Position angle | 20 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 4051 group LGG 269 |
Redshift | 0.001888 ± 0.000013 |
Radial velocity | 566 ± 4 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(28 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (8.52 ± 0.60) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 9, 1788 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4096 • UGC 7090 • PGC 38361 • CGCG 243-043 • MCG + 08-22-067 • IRAS 12034 + 4745 • 2MASX J12060116 + 4728420 • GC 2711 • H I 207 • h 1081 • |
NGC 4096 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 28 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light-years across. The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 4051 group ( LGG 269 ).
The supernovae SN 1960H (Type Ia / P) and SN 2014bi (Type IIP) were observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 9, 1788 .
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