NGC 4721
NGC 4721 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4721:
NGC: | NGC 4721 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
Right Ascension: | 12:50:19.92 |
Declination: | 27:19:26.40 |
Major axis: | 0.84 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.24 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 113° |
Radial velocity: | 7550 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02551 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS