NGC 4725 | |
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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 | SAB(r)ab pec[4] |
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 an intermediate barred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4725 is a Seyfert Galaxy, suggesting an active galactic nucleus containing a supermassive black hole.