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Spiral Galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Coma Berenices
Right ascension
12 05 40.1
Declination
20 ° 33 ′ 21 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
7686 km/s
Distance
360 Mly (109 Mpc )
Group or cluster
NGC 4065 Group
Type
Sb
Size
~146,400 ly (44.89 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.1 x 0.25

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 4091 is a spiral galaxy located 360 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 2, 1864. NGC 4091 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group and is a LINER galaxy.

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