Coordinates: Sky map 12h 11m 52.5190s, +24° 07′ 25.346″

NGC 4162

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NGC 4162
File:NGC 4162 SDSS.jpg
NGC 4162 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 11m 52.5190s[1]
Declination+24° 07′ 25.346″[1]
Redshift0.008579±0.000005[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,572±1 km/s[1]
Distance118.00 ± 5.96 Mly (36.179 ± 1.828 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.87[1]
Characteristics
Type(R)SA(rs)bc[1]
Size~85,800 ly (26.31 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.3′ × 1.4′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 12093+2423, UGC 7193, MCG +04-29-046, PGC 038851, CGCG 128-051[1]

NGC 4162 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,878±21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 138.5 ± 9.8 Mly (42.45 ± 2.99 Mpc).[1] However, 19 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 118.00 ± 5.96 Mly (36.179 ± 1.828 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 April 1785.[3]

NGC 4162 has an active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4]

Supernovae

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Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4162:

  • SN 1965G (type unknown, mag. 14) was discovered by Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro on 23 March 1965.[5][6]
  • SN 2001hg (Type II, mag. 17.4) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Ajai Sehgal on 4 December 2001.[7][8]
  • SN 2019edo (Type II, mag. 16.7) was discovered by ASAS-SN on 27 April 2019.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 4162 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images