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NGC 4696

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Right ascension
  
12 48 49.3

Redshift
  
2958 ± 15 km/s

Apparent size (V)
  
4′.5 × 3′.2

Constellation
  
Centaurus

Declination
  
−41° 18′ 40″

Type
  
E1 pec

Magnitude
  
11.4

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
11.4

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Distance
  
116 ± 9 Mly (35 ± 3 Mpc)

Similar
  
Centaurus Cluster, NGC 4976, NGC 4603, NGC 4622, NGC 4698

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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. The galaxy is surrounded by many dwarf elliptical galaxies also located within the cluster.

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References

NGC 4696 Wikipedia