NGC 4696

**NGC 4696**
Observation data: J2000 epoch

Constellation:	Centaurus
Right ascension:	12^h 48^m 49.3^s^[1]
Declination:	-41° 18′ 40″^[1]
Redshift:	2958 ± 15 km/s^[1]
Distance:	116 ± 9 Mly (35 ± 3 Mpc)^[2]
Type:	E+1 pec^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V):	4′.5 × 3′.2^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V):	11.4^[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
PGC 43296^[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4946 is an elliptical galaxy 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4696. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.