NGC 4091

NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy^[3][4] located 360 million light-years away^[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.^[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864.^[6] NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group^[7][8][9] and is a LINER galaxy.^[10]

ConstellationComa Berenices

Right ascension12^h 05^m 40.1^s[1]

Declination20° 33′ 21″^[1]

Redshift0.025638^[1]

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NGC 4091
SDSS image of NGC 4091. NGC 4089 can be seen to the right the image.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 05m 40.1s[1]
Declination	20° 33′ 21″[1]
Redshift	0.025638[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7686 km/s[1]
Distance	360 Mly (109 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.2[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sb[2]
Size	~146,400 ly (44.89 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 0.25[1]
Other designations
UGC 07083, PGC 038308, MCG +04-29-019[1]

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