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NGC 4125
A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4125.
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Draco [1]
Right ascension12h 08m 06.0s [2]
Declination+65° 10′ 27″ [2]
Redshift1356 ± 19 km/ s [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.7 [2]
Characteristics
TypeE6 [2]
Apparent size (V)5.8 × 3.2 [2]
Other designations
UGC 7118, [2] PGC 38524 [2]

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco.

In 2016, the telescope KAIT discovered the super nova SN 2016coj in this galaxy. [3] After detection it became brighter over the course of several days, with the spectrum indicating a Type Ia supernova. [3]

References

  1. ^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4125. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  3. ^ a b Lewis, Danny. "Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-22.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4125 at Wikimedia Commons