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Lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4014 also known as NGC 4028, is a type S0-a[1] lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation.[2][3] NGC 4014 is located 197 million light-years from Earth.[4] The galaxy situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year.[5]
NGC 4014 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 11h 58m 36s |
Declination | +16° 10' 38" |
Redshift | 0.012552 |
Distance | 197 Mly (60.4 Mpc) |
Surface brightness | 23.19 mag/arcsec2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Lenticular Galaxy |
Other designations | |
NGC 4028, UGC 6961, PGC 37695, MCG +03-31-005 |
NGC 4014 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 30, 1783. But it was rediscovered on April 26, 1832, by John Herschel who listed NGC 4014 as NGC 4028.[6]
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