NGC 4072 is a lenticular galaxy located 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Ralph Copeland on April 3, 1872[4] and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9]
NGC 4072 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 13.8s[1] |
Declination | 20° 12′ 35″[1] |
Redshift | 0.021752[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6521 km/s[1] |
Distance | 304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Size | ~59,000 ly (18 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.5 x 0.2[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 038176[1] |