NGC 4125

NGC 4125
NGC 4125
	A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4125.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco[1]
Right ascension	12h 08m 06.0s[2]
Declination	+65° 10′ 27″[2]
Redshift	1356 ± 19 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.7[2]
Characteristics
Type	E6[2]
Apparent size (V)	5.8′ × 3.2′[2]
Other designations
	UGC 7118,[2] PGC 38524[2]

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco.

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, with the spectrum indicating a Type Ia supernova.[3]

References

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

External links

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[sinnott1988-1] 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.

[ned-2] "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4125. Retrieved 2007-03-27.

[:0-3] Lewis, Danny. "Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-11-22.