NGC 4093 | |
---|---|
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 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] |
Group or cluster | 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]
NGC 4093 | |
---|---|
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 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] |
Group or cluster | 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]