| NGC 4680 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4680 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 46m 54.7221s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 38′ 12.899″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008312 ± 0.000030[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (2492 ± 9) km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12,8 mag |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13,7 mag |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Pec[1] |
| Size | ~50,700 ly (15.56 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.2′ |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 12443-1121,MCG -02-33-007,PGC 43118[1] | |
NGC 4680 is aspiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellationVirgo.[2] It is estimated to be 106 millionlight-years from theMilky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.[3] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxiesNGC 4700 andNGC 4708.[citation needed] NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, byJohn Herschel using an 18-inchreflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".[4]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4680. SN 1997bp (type Ia, mag. 13.8) was discovered byRobert Evans on 6 April 1997.[5][6]
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