NGC 4696
NGC 4696 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4696:
| NGC: | NGC 4696 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:48:49.25 |
| Declination: | -41:18:39.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 88° |
| Radial velocity: | 2904 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009734 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS