NGC 4725
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| NGC 4725 | |
 A mid-infrared image of NGC 4725 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST). Credit: Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey/SST/NASA. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 50m 26.6s[2] |
| Declination | +25° 30′ 03″[2] |
| Redshift | 1206 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 40 ± 6 Mly (12.3 ± 1.9 Mpc)[3] |
| Type | SB(r)ab pec[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 10′.7 × 7′.6[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7989,[2] PGC 43451[2] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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[edit] References
- ^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (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 0-933-34651-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4725. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712–726. doi:.
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