NGC 4125

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco.

NGC 4125
A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4125.
Credit: NASA.
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
UGC 7118,[2] PGC 38524[2]

In 2016, the telescope KAIT discovered the super nova SN 2016coj in this galaxy.[3] After detection it became brighter over the course of several days, indicating a Type Ia supernova.[3]

References

  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. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4125. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  3. Lewis, Danny. "Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  • Media related to NGC 4125 at Wikimedia Commons


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