| NGC 4093 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4093.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h05m 51.4s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 31′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024037[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7206 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 340 Mly (103 Mpc)[1] |
| Grouporcluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.52[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E?[1] |
| Size | ~116,000 ly (35.5 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.25 x 0.25[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 038323, MCG +04-29-021[1] | |
NGC 4093 is an elliptical 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 4, 1864.[4] NGC 4093 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[5][6][7] and is a radio galaxy[8][9][10] with a two sided jet.[10]
A rotating disk in the galaxy was detected by K. Geréb et al.[8]
Media related to NGC 4093 at Wikimedia Commons
