NGC 4089

NGC 4089 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.^[3] NGC 4089 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 4, 1864^[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.^[5][6][7][8]

ConstellationComa Berenices

Right ascension12^h 05^m 37.4^s[1]

Declination20° 33′ 21″^[1]

Redshift0.024240^[1]

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NGC 4089
SDSS image of NGC 4089. NGC 4091 can be seen to the left the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 05m 37.4s[1]
Declination	20° 33′ 21″[1]
Redshift	0.024240[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7267 km/s[1]
Distance	340 Mly (103 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.65[1]
Characteristics
Type	E?[1]
Size	~100,000 ly (31 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.8 x 0.8[1]
Other designations
PGC 038298, MCG +04-29-017[1]

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The galaxy hosts an AGN.^[9]