NGC_4743

NGC 4743

NGC 4743

Galaxy in the constellation Centaurus


NGC 4743 is a lenticular galaxy located about 145 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Centaurus.[3] NGC 4743 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 8, 1834.[4] It is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.[5][6]

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References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4743. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4743". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. Jerjen, H.; Dressler, A. (1997-07-01). "Studies of the Centaurus cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 124 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:1997A&AS..124....1J. doi:10.1051/aas:1997355. ISSN 0365-0138.
  6. O'Meara, Stephen James (2013-04-08). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. p. 222. Bibcode:2013dcsg.book.....O. ISBN 978-1-139-85154-1.

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