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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4072

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NGC 4072

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Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12h 04m 13.8s
Declination: 20° 12′ 35″
Redshift: 0.021752
Heliocentric radial velocity: 6521 km/s
Distance: 304 Mly (93.3 Mpc)
Group or cluster: NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V): 15.6
Type: S0
Size: ~59,000 ly (18 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V): 0.5 x 0.2

NGC 4072 is a lenticular galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Ralph Copeland on April 3, 1872 and is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

NGC 4072 is classified as a LINER galaxy.

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