NGC 4708 Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4708 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo . Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is ± 25 km/sHubble distance of 216.7 ± 15.2 Mly (66.44 ± 4.67 Mpc ) .[ 1] non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 204.76 ± 19.97 Mly (62.780 ± 6.122 Mpc) .[ 2] William Herschel on 11 March 1788.[ 3]
NGC 4708 has a possible active galactic nucleus , i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[ 4] [ 5]
NGC 4708 and neighboring galaxy LEDA 970118 [ d ] Holm 463 in Erik Holmberg's A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems , published in 1937.[ 6]
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 4708:
References
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 4708" . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .↑ "Distance Results for NGC 4708" . NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE . NASA . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4708" . Celestial Atlas . Retrieved 5 February 2026 . ↑ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 494 (2): 1784. arXiv :2003.05959 Bibcode :2020MNRAS.494.1784A . doi :10.1093/mnras/staa766 ↑ "NGC 4708" . SIMBAD Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .↑ Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund . 6 : 1. Bibcode :1937AnLun...6....1H . ↑ Weisz, D.; Li, W. (2003). "Supernova 2003ef in NGC 4708" . International Astronomical Union Circular (8131): 1. Bibcode :2003IAUC.8131....1W . ↑ "SN 2003ef" . Transient Name Server . IAU . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .↑ Puckett, T.; Langoussis, A. (2005). "Supernova 2005bo in NGC 4708" . International Astronomical Union Circular (8514): 1. Bibcode :2005IAUC.8514....1P . ↑ "SN 2005bo" . Transient Name Server . IAU . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .↑ Tonry, J.; Denneau, L.; Stalder, B.; Heinze, A.; Sherstyuk, A.; Rest, A.; Smith, K. W.; Smartt, S. J.; Wright, D.; Young, D. R.; Huber, M.; Chambers, K. C.; Flewelling, H.; Willman, M.; Primak, N.; Schultz, A.; Gibson, B.; Magnier, E.; Waters, C.; Tonry, J.; Wainscoat, R. J. (2016). "ATLAS discovery of bright nuclear transient flux in NGC4708 : ATLAS16bdg" . The Astronomer's Telegram . 9151 : 1. Bibcode :2016ATel.9151....1T . ↑ Mundell, C. G.; Smith, R. J.; Childress, M. J. (2016). "Liverpool Telescope classification of ATLAS16bdg as a Type Ia supernova near maximum light" . The Astronomer's Telegram . 9165 : 1. Bibcode :2016ATel.9165....1M . ↑ "SN 2016cvn" . Transient Name Server . IAU . Retrieved 5 February 2026 .External links
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