NGC 4968
| Galaxy NGC 4968 |
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| High-resolution image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4968, created with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 07 m 06.0 s |
| declination | -23 ° 40 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB0 ^ 0 ^ Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 56 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 332 |
| Redshift | 0.009863 +/- 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 2957 +/- 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(126 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.7 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 25, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4968 • PGC 45426 • ESO 508-G006 • IRAS 13044-2324 • SGC 130424-2324.7 • GC 3407 • h 3467 • LDCE 0955 NED003 | |
NGC 4968 is a 12.4 mag bright, lens-shaped Seyfert galaxy (type 2) of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation of the Water Snake , which is about 126 million light years away from the Milky Way.
It was discovered on March 25, 1836 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "F, pL, R, glbM, 1 ′".