NGC 4066
SDSS image of NGC 4066
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 04m 09.4s[1]
Declination	20° 20′ 53″[1]
Redshift	0.024567[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	7365 km/s[1]
Distance	340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	NGC 4065 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.95[1]
Characteristics
Type	E[1]
Size	~150,000 ly (47 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2 x 1.2[1]
Other designations
MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051[1]

NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.^[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785.^[4] NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

References

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