NGC 4680

NGC 4680
NGC 4680 photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
Right ascension	12h 46m 54,7s
Declination	−11° 38′ 13″
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]
Apparent size (V)	1.4′ × 1.2′
Other designations
MCG -02-33-007, PGC 43118

NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo.^[2] It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.^[3] In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708.^{[citation needed]} NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Herschel using an 18-inch reflecting telescope, who described it as "eF, S, has one or two small stars entangled in it".^[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4680, SN 1997bp, a type Ia supernova which had an apparent magnitude of 13.8 at discovery.^[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

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