NGC 4976 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Type: | E4 pec[1] |
Z: | 0.004847 |
H Radial V: | 1453 ± 24 km/s |
Dist Ly: | 41 ± 17 Mly [2] |
Appmag V: | 11.0 |
Size V: | 5.6 × 3.0 |
Constellation Name: | Centaurus |
Names: | PGC 45562 |
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]