| NGC 4125 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4125 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 08m 06.017s[2] |
| Declination | +65° 10′ 26.878″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.004273[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1281 ± 14 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 66.9 ± 4.8 Mly (20.50 ± 1.47 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E6 pec[2] |
| Size | ~140,000 ly (42.92 kpc) (estimated)[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 anelliptical galaxy in theconstellationDraco. It was discovered on 4 January 1850 byEnglish astronomerJohn Russell Hind.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4125.SN 2016coj (Type Ia, mag. 14.8) was discovered by theLick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS), using theKatzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, on 28 May 2016.[4][5] After detection, it became brighter over the course of several days.[5] It reached magnitude 13, making it the brightest supernova of 2016.[6]
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