| NGC 4329 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 4329 byPanSTARRS. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Right ascension | 12h 23m 20.7s[1] |
| Declination | −12° 33′ 31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014153[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4243 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 144 Mly (44.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E+[1] |
| Size | ~62,100 ly (19.03 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.4 x 1.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 040212, MCG -02-32-009[1] | |
NGC 4329 is anelliptical galaxy located 144 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationCorvus. The galaxy was discovered by astronomerJohn Herschel on March 9, 1828.[3] NGC 4329 is host asupermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 3.1×108solar masses.[4] NGC 4329 is a member of a group of 5 galaxies known as [T2015] nest 100478. NGC 4329 is the brightest member of this group[5] and the group includes the galaxiesIC 785,IC 786,MCG-02-32-006, andLEDA 170189.[6] The redshift of NGC 4329 places it in the within the bounds of theHydra-Centaurus supercluster.[7]
