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NGC 4976
NGC 4976
NGC 4976 2MASS (near-infrared)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCentaurus
Right ascension13h08m 37.5s[1]
Declination−49° 30′ 23[1]
Redshift0.004847[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1453 ± 24 km/s[1]
Distance41 ± 17 Mly
(12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeE4 pec[1]
Apparent size (V)5.6 × 3.0[1]
Other designations
PGC 45562[1]

NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was detected with a 5" telescope working at 20x magnification by comet hunter Jack Bennett.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
  • ^ "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  • ^ "NGC 4976". astrosurf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
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