NGC 4074 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4074. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 29.7s [1] |
Declination | 20° 18′ 58″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022445 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6729 km/s [1] |
Distance | 310 Mly (96 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec [1] |
Size | ~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.35 x 0.2 [1] |
Other designations | |
ARK 347, MCG +04-29-011, PGC 038207 [1] |
NGC 4074 is a peculiar [2] [3] lenticular galaxy located 310 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [5] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
NGC 4074 is classified as a type 2 Seyfert galaxy. [3] [11] [2] [12] It was first identified as a Seyfert in 1978. [13]
NGC 4074 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of (10×108 M☉). [14]
NGC 4074 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4074. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 29.7s [1] |
Declination | 20° 18′ 58″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.022445 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6729 km/s [1] |
Distance | 310 Mly (96 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec [1] |
Size | ~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.35 x 0.2 [1] |
Other designations | |
ARK 347, MCG +04-29-011, PGC 038207 [1] |
NGC 4074 is a peculiar [2] [3] lenticular galaxy located 310 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785 [5] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
NGC 4074 is classified as a type 2 Seyfert galaxy. [3] [11] [2] [12] It was first identified as a Seyfert in 1978. [13]
NGC 4074 has a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of (10×108 M☉). [14]