NGC 4053 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 9, 1864.[3] NGC 4053 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group[4] and is a LINER galaxy.[5]

NGC 4053
SDSS image of NGC 4053.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 03m 11.6s[1]
Declination19° 43′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.023900[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7165 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (102 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)14.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~135,200 ly (41.45 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 07029, PGC 038069, MCG +03-31-024[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4053. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4050 - 4099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  4. ^ Gregory, S. A.; Thompson, L. A. (1978-06-01). "The Coma/A1367 supercluster and its environs". The Astrophysical Journal. 222: 784–799. Bibcode:1978ApJ...222..784G. doi:10.1086/156198. ISSN 0004-637X.
  5. ^ "NGC 4053". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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