NGC 4696

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NGC 4696

A multiwavelength image of NGC 4696. X-ray emission is red, radio emission is blue, and infrared emission is green.
Credit: NASA/ESA/Chandra X-ray Observatory/NRAO.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 48m 49.3s[1]
Declination -41° 18′ 40″[1]
Redshift 2958 ± 15 km/s[1]
Distance 116 ± 9 Mly (35 ± 3 Mpc)[2]
Type E1 pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 4′.5 × 3′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.4[1]
Other designations
PGC 43296[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy. It lies around 150 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is the brightest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster, a large, rich cluster of galaxies in the constellation of the same name.[3] The galaxy is surrounded by many dwarf elliptical galaxies also located within the cluster.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4696. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
  2. ^ J. L. Tonry, A. Dressler, J. P. Blakeslee, E. A. Ajhar, A. B. Fletcher, G. A. Luppino, M. R. Metzger, C. B. Moore (2001). "The SBF Survey of Galaxy Distances. IV. SBF Magnitudes, Colors, and Distances". Astrophysical Journal 546 (2): 681–693. doi:10.1086/318301. 
  3. ^ a b A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1. 
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