NGC 4100 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 12h 06m 08.602s [1] |
Declination | +49° 34′ 56.32″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.003582 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,072 ± 6 km/s [2] |
Distance | 65.1 Mly (20.0 Mpc) [3] |
Group or cluster | NGC 3992 group [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.7 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAbc [2] |
Mass | 33.3+10.7 −12.7×109 [3] M☉ |
Other designations | |
NGC 4100, UGC 7095, MCG +08-22-068, PGC 38370 [2] |
NGC 4100 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on Mar 9, 1788. [5] This galaxy is a member of the NGC 3992 group in the Ursa Major Cluster. [4]