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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4093

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NGC 4093

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Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12h 05m 51.4s
Declination: 20° 31′ 19″
Redshift: 0.024037
Heliocentric radial velocity: 7206 km/s
Distance: 340 Mly (103 Mpc)
Group or cluster: NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V): 14.52
Type: E?
Size: ~116,000 ly (35.5 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V): 0.25 x 0.25

NGC 4093 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 4, 1864. NGC 4093 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and is a radio galaxy with a two sided jet.

A rotating disk in the galaxy was detected by K. Geréb et al.

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