Astronomy:NGC 4056

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4056
SDSS NGC 4056.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4056.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 03m 57.8s[1]
Declination20° 18′ 45″[1]
Redshift0.024637[1]
Helio radial velocity7386 km/s[1]
Distance340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)17.68[1]
Characteristics
TypeE0?[2]
Size~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.26 x 0.18[1]
Other designations
PGC 038140[1]

NGC 4056 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 340 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on March 18, 1865[2] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[4]

Although NGC 4056 is commonly equated with PGC 38140, there is still uncertainty in its identification.[2][3][5]

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