NGC 4680 | |
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Observation data | |
Right ascension | 12h 46m 54,7s |
Declination | −11° 38′ 13″ |
Redshift | 0.008312 ± 0.000030 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (2492 ± 9) km/s |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12,8 mag |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13,7 mag |
Characteristics | |
Type | Pec [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.2′ |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-33-007, PGC 43118 |
NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo.[2] It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.[3] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708.[citation needed] NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Herschel using an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".[4]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680, SN 1997bp, a type Ia supernova which had an apparent magnitude of 13.8 at discovery.[5]