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NGC 4125
Galaxy in the constellation Draco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco.
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NGC 4125 | |
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![]() A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4125. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Draco[1] |
Right ascension | 12h 08m 06.0s[2] |
Declination | +65° 10′ 27″[2] |
Redshift | 1356 ± 19 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.7[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E6[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 5.8′ × 3.2′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7118,[2] PGC 38524[2] |
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In 2016, the telescope KAIT discovered the super nova SN 2016coj in this galaxy.[3] After detection it became brighter over the course of several days, with the spectrum indicating a Type Ia supernova.[3]