NGC 4725
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| NGC 4725 | |
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A mid-infrared image of NGC 4725 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST).
Credit: Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey/SST/NASA. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 50m 26.6s[2] |
| Declination | +25° 30′ 03″[2] |
| Redshift | 1206 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 40 ± 6 Mly (12.3 ± 1.9 Mpc)[3] |
| Type | SAB(r)ab pec[4] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 10′.7 × 7′.6[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7989,[2] PGC 43451[2] | |
File:N4725s.jpg
NGC 4725 taken with a 24-inch telescope
NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4725 is a Seyfert Galaxy, suggesting an active galactic nucleus containing a supermassive black hole.
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