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Galaxy in the constellation Corvus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4329 is an elliptical galaxy located 144 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Corvus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 9, 1828.[3] NGC 4329 is host a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 3.1×108 solar masses.[4] NGC 4329 is a member of a group of 5 galaxies known as [T2015] nest 100478. NGC 4329 is the brightest member of this group[5] and the group includes the galaxies IC 785, IC 786, MCG-02-32-006, and LEDA 170189.[6] The redshift of NGC 4329 places it in the within the bounds of the Hydra-Centaurus supercluster.[7]
NGC 4329 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corvus |
Right ascension | 12h 23m 20.7s[1] |
Declination | −12° 33′ 31″[1] |
Redshift | 0.014153[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4243 km/s[1] |
Distance | 144 Mly (44.2 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E+[1] |
Size | ~62,100 ly (19.03 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.4 x 1.4[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 040212, MCG -02-32-009[1] |
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