NGC 4976

NGC 4976
NGC 4976 2MASS (near-infrared)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	13h 08m 37.5s[1]
Declination	-49° 30′ 23″[1]
Redshift	0.004847[1]
Helio radial velocity	1453 ± 24 km/s[1]
Distance	41 ± 17 Mly (12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc)[2]
Type	E4 pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′.6 × 3′.0[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.0[1]
Other designations
PGC 45562[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+4976&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2007-04-02. 
2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4976. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
3. ^ http://www.astrosurf.com/antilhue/ngc_4976.htm Retrieved 04 July 2008

External links

• NGC 4976 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images