| NGC 4090 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4090
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h05m 27.9s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 18′ 32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024460[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7333 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 340 Mly (104 Mpc)[1] |
| Grouporcluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[1] |
| Size | ~135,000 ly (41.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07077, PGC 038288, MCG +04-29-015[1] | |
NGC 4090 is a spiral galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8]
On April 5, 2018 a type Ia supernova designated as SN 2018aqh was discovered in NGC 4090.[10][11][12][13]
Media related to NGC 4090 at Wikimedia Commons
