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NGC 4056
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4056 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 340 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on March 18, 1865[2] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[4]
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NGC 4056 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 4056. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 03m 57.8s[1] |
Declination | 20° 18′ 45″[1] |
Redshift | 0.024637[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7386 km/s[1] |
Distance | 340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.68[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0?[2] |
Size | ~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.26 x 0.18[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 038140[1] |
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Although NGC 4056 is commonly equated with PGC 38140, there is still uncertainty in its identification.[2][3][5]