Right ascension 13 08 37.5 Redshift 0.004847 Type E4 pec Constellation Centaurus | Declination −49° 30′ 23″ Helio radial velocity 1453 ± 24 km/s Magnitude 11 Apparent magnitude (V) 11 | |
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Distance 41 ± 17 Mly
(12.5 ± 5.3 Mpc) People also search for NGC 4984, NGC 4980, NGC 4679 | ||
NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was detected with a 5" telescope working at 20x magnification by comet hunter Jack Bennett.
References
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