NGC 4098

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NGC 4098
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SDSS image of NGC 4098.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 06m 03.9s[1]
Declination 20° 36′ 22″[1]
Redshift 0.024337[1]
Helio radial velocity 7296 km/s[1]
Distance 330 Mly (101 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster NGC 4065 Group
Type S?[1]
Size (ly) ~105,000 ly (32.3 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 0.8 x 0.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.5[1]
Other designations
NGC 4099, UGC 07091, PGC 038365, MCG +04-29-023, VV 061[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4098 is an interacting[2] pair of spiral galaxies[2][3] located 330 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4098 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 26, 1785. It was then rediscovered by Hershel on December 27, 1786 was listed as NGC 4099.[5] NGC 4098 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[6][7][8][9][10]

Supernova

A supernova of an unknown type which was designated as PSN J12060084+2036183 was discovered in NGC 4098 on April 25, 2015.[11][12][13]

Nearby galaxies

NGC 4098 is interacting with the galaxy pair VV 62.[2]

See also

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