NGC 4076
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
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NGC 4076 is a spiral galaxy located about 314 million light-years away[1] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[2] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785[3] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Right ascension12h 04m 32.5192s[1]
Declination20° 12′ 18.084″[1]
| NGC 4076 | |
|---|---|
NGC 4076 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 32.5192s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 12′ 18.084″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020693[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6204 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 313.9 ± 22.0 Mly (96.23 ± 6.74 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′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7061, MCG +03-31-034, PGC 38209[1] | |
NGC 4076 is classified as a LINER galaxy.[12][13]
Supernovae
NGC 4076 has been host to two supernovae.[14][15]
- SN 2007M (Type Ia, mag. 19.2) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on January 14, 2007.[16][17][18] It was also seen in a precovery image taken on December 24, 2006.[16][14][19]
- SN 2011bc (Type Ia, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Ron Arbour and N. Kojima on April 1, 2011.[20][14][21][22]
