NGC 4696
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| NGC 4696 | |
|---|---|
| File:Ngc4696.jpg | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 48m 49.3s[1] |
| Declination | −41° 18′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 2958 ± 15 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 116 ± 9 Mly (35 ± 3 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E1 pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.5′ × 3.2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 43296[1] | |
NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy. It lies around 145,000,000 light-years (44,000,000 pc) away in the constellation Centaurus. It is the brightest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster, a large, rich cluster of galaxies in the constellation of the same name.[3] The galaxy is surrounded by many dwarf elliptical galaxies also located within the cluster.[3] There is believed to be a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.[4]
One supernova, SN 2017ejb (type Ia, mag. 17.2), was discovered in NGC 4696 on 28 May, 2017.[5]
References
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- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2017ejb. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 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
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-08/eic-n4a081010.php
- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161207.html
