NGC 4090 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4090 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 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] |
Group or cluster | 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]
NGC 4090 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4090 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 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] |
Group or cluster | 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]