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NGC 4066
SDSS image of NGC 4066
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12 04 09.4
Declination	20° 20′ 53″
Redshift	0.024567
Heliocentric radial velocity	7365 km/s
Distance	340 Mly (105 Mpc)
Group or cluster	NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.95
Characteristics
Type	E
Size	~150,000 ly (47 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	1.2 x 1.2
Other designations
MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051

NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785. NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4066. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4066". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
4. Gottlieb, Steve. "Astronomy-Mall: Adventures In Deep Space NGC objects 4001-4999". Astronomy-Mall. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
5. 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.
6. Tifft, W. G.; Gregory, S. A. (1979-07-01). "Band theory applied to the Coma/A1367 supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 231: 23–27. Bibcode:1979ApJ...231...23T. doi:10.1086/157158. ISSN 0004-637X.
7. Burns, Jack O.; Hanisch, Robert J.; White, Richard A.; Nelson, Eric R.; Morrisette, Kim A.; Moody, J. Ward (1987-09-01). "A VLA 20 CM survey of poor groups of galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 94: 587–617. Bibcode:1987AJ.....94..587B. doi:10.1086/114494. ISSN 0004-6256.
8. Doe, Stephen M.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Burns, Jack O.; White, Richard A. (1995-07-01). "ROSAT Observations of Five Poor Galaxy Clusters with Extended Radio Sources". The Astronomical Journal. 110: 46. Bibcode:1995AJ....110...46D. doi:10.1086/117496. ISSN 0004-6256.
9. White, Richard A.; Bliton, Mark; Bhavsar, Suketu P.; Bornmann, Patricia; Burns, Jack O.; Ledlow, Michael J.; Loken, Christen (1999-11-01). "A Catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (5): 2014–2037. arXiv:astro-ph/9907283. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2014W. doi:10.1086/301103. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 73667751.
10. Helsdon, Stephen F.; Ponman, Trevor J.; O'Sullivan, Ewan; Forbes, Duncan A. (2001-08-01). "X-ray luminosities of galaxies in groups". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 325 (2): 693–706. arXiv:astro-ph/0103293. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.325..693H. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04490.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 17732882.
11. "NGC 4066". sim-id. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
12. Freeland, E.; Stilp, A.; Wilcots, E. (2009-07-01). "HI Observations of Five Groups of Galaxies". The Astronomical Journal. 138 (1): 295–304. arXiv:0905.3907. Bibcode:2009AJ....138..295F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/1/295. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 15714969.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4066 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4066 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

v t e Constellation of Coma Berenices
List of stars in Coma Berenices Coma Berenices in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Diadem) β γ Flamsteed 7 11 12 13 14 16 17 21 23 24 31 35 36 37 41 Variable FK GP LW HR 4668 HD 107146 108863 108874 110067 114762 b 115404 Other 2MASS J12195156+3128497 KELT-6 WASP-56 WISE 1217+1626
Exoplanets HD 108874 b c KELT-6b
Star clusters Coma Star Cluster Messier 53 NGC 4147 NGC 5053
Nebulae IN
Galaxies	Messier 64 (Black Eye Galaxy) 85 88 91 98 99 100 NGC 4014 4015 4017 4053 4055 4056 4060 4061 4065 4066 4070 4072 4074 4076 4084 4086 4089 4090 4091 4092 4093 4095 4098 4150 4203 4208 4212 4222 4237 4262 4274 4278 4293 4298 4302 4308 4312 4314 4323 4340 4359 4383 4393 4394 4414 4448 4450 4455 4459 4468 4473 4474 4477 4479 4489 4494 4498 4506 4515 4516 4523 4540 4555 4559 4561 4565 4571 4595 4614 4633 4634 4651 4659 4670 4676 (Mice Galaxies) 4689 4710 4712 4725 4747 4839 4860 4869 4871 4872 4873 4874 4875 4876 4881 4882 4883 4886 4889 4892 4895 4896 4907 4911 4919 4921 5000 5004 5032 Other Coma Berenices Dragonfly 44 IC 755 (NGC 4019) IC 831 IC 860 IC 3505 IC 3528 IC 3622 IC 4026 IC 4040 IC 4051 IC 4141 IOK-1 LEDA 83677 Malin 1 PGC 44691
Galaxy clusters Abell 1413 Coma I Coma Cluster M94 Group NGC 4631 Group
Astronomical events GRB 050509B iPTF14atg SN 1940B SN 1979C SN 2005ap SN 2006X SN 2020oi VIRGOHI21
Category

• NGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• UGC objects
• Coma Berenices
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1785
• Elliptical galaxies
• NGC 4065 Group
• Discoveries by William Herschel