NGC 4976
| Galaxy data from NGC 4976 |
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![NGC 4976 [1] (Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS1.3m))](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_4976_2MASS.jpg)
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| NGC 4976 (Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS1.3m)) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 08 m 37.53 s |
| declination | -49 ° 30 ′ 23.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E4 / pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.6 ′ × 3 ′ |
| Position angle | 161 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4976 group LGG 330 |
| Radial velocity | 1453 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.5 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 31, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4976 • PGC 45562 • ESO 219-029 • 2MASX J13083752-4930230 • GC 3413 • h 3468 • 2MASS J13083754-4930217 • LDCE 939 NED003 • WISEA J130837.54-493021.8 | |
NGC 4976 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 57 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 4945 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 31, 1835 .