NGC 4125

NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco. It was discovered on 4 January 1850 by English astronomer John Russell Hind.^[3]

NGC 4125
NGC 4125 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco[1]
Right ascension	12h 08m 06.017s[2]
Declination	+65° 10′ 26.878″[2]
Redshift	0.004273[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1281 ± 14 km/s[2]
Distance	66.9 ± 4.8 Mly (20.50 ± 1.47 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.7[2]
Characteristics
Type	E6 pec[2]
Size	~140,000 ly (42.92 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Apparent size (V)	5.8′ × 3.2′[2]
Other designations
IRAS 12055+6527, UGC 7118, MCG +11-15-027, PGC 38524, CGCG 315-019[2]

On 28 May 2016, the telescope KAIT discovered the supernova SN 2016coj (type Ia, mag. 14.8)^[4] in this galaxy.^[5] After detection, it became brighter over the course of several days.^[5] It reached magnitude 13, making it the brightest supernova of 2016.^[6]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)