NGC_4976

NGC 4976

NGC 4976

Galaxy in the constellation Centaurus

NGC 4976 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was detected with a 5" telescope working at 20x magnification by comet hunter Jack Bennett.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4976. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Distance Results for NGC 4976". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. [3]
    "NGC 4976". astrosurf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2008.


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