| NGC 4072 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4072 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 04m 13.8s[1] |
| Declination | 20° 12′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021752[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6521 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 4065 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~59,000 ly (18 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.5 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 038176[1] | |
NGC 4072 is alenticular galaxy located 300 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerRalph Copeland on April 3, 1872[4] and is a member of theNGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9]
NGC 4072 is classified as aLINER galaxy.[10]
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