| NGC 4010 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4220 Imaged by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 16m 11.7292s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 53′ 00.352″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003049 ± 0.0000004 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 914 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 53.8 ± 3.8 Mly (16.49 ± 1.17 Mpc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.4 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Size | ~839,500 ly (257.38 kpc) (estimated) |
NGC 4220 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered on March 9, 1788 by William Herschel[2]
Supernova
[edit]One supernova has been observed in NGC 4220: SN 1983O (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild on 30 June 1983.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4010". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4200 - 4249". Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Thompson, G. D.; Evans, R. O.; Hers, J.; Mattei, J.; Cragg, T.; Wild, P. (1983). "Supernovae". International Astronomical Union Circular (3835): 1. Bibcode:1983IAUC.3835....1T.
- ^ "SN 1983O". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
External links
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