| NGC 4074 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4074. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 29.7s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 18′ 58″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022445[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6729 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 310 Mly (96 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 pec[1] |
| Size | ~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.35 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARK 347, MCG +04-29-011, PGC 038207[1] | |
NGC 4074 is apeculiar[2][3]lenticular galaxy located 310 millionlight-years away[3] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[4] It was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on April 27, 1785[5] and is a member of theNGC 4065 Group.[6][7][8][9][10]
NGC 4074 is classified as atype 2 Seyfert galaxy.[3][11][2][12] It was first identified as a Seyfert in 1978.[13]
NGC 4074 has asupermassive black hole with an estimated mass of (10×108M☉).[14]
