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 |
Right ascension | 12h 50m 26.6s |
Declination | +25° 30′ 03″ |
Redshift | 1206 ± 3 km/s |
Distance | 40 ± 6 Mly (12.3 ± 1.9 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)ab pec |
Apparent size (V) | 10′.7 × 7′.6 |
Other designations | |
UGC 7989,PGC 43451 | |
NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy with a prominent ring structure 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.