NGC 4091 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 05m 40.1s[1] |
Declination | 20° 33′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.025638[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7686 km/s[1] |
Distance | 360 Mly (109 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[2] |
Size | ~146,400 ly (44.89 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.25[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07083, PGC 038308, MCG +04-29-019[1] |
NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy[3][4] located 360 million light-years away[4] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[5] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864.[6] NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[7][8][9] and is a LINER galaxy.[10]
New General Catalogue 4000 to 4499 | |
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