NGC 4125

NGC 4125
NGC 4125 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco[1]
Right ascension12h 08m 06.0s[2]
Declination+65° 10′ 27″[2]
Redshift1356 ± 19 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeE6[2]
Apparent size (V)5.8 × 3.2[2]
Other designations
IRAS 12055+6527, UGC 7118, MCG +11-15-027, PGC 38524, CGCG 315-019[2]

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered on 4 January 1850 by English astronomer John Russell Hind.[3]

On 28 May 2016, the telescope KAIT discovered the supernova SN 2016coj (type Ia, mag. 14.8)[4] in this galaxy.[5] After detection, it became brighter over the course of several days.[5]

  1. ^ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4125. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4125". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "SN 2016coj". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lewis, Danny. "Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-22.