Astronomy:NGC 4308

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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4308
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A near-infrared image of NGC 4308.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 21m 56.9s[1]
Declination+30° 04′ 27″[1]
Redshift589 ± 10 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeE[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8 × 0.7[1]
Other designations
UGC 7426,[1] PGC 40011[1]

NGC 4308 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a member of the Coma I Group.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4308. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. Gregory, Stephen A.; Thompson, Laird A. (April 1977). "The Coma i Galaxy Cloud". The Astrophysical Journal 213: 345–350. doi:10.1086/155160. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode1977ApJ...213..345G. 

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