NGC 4696
| NGC 4696 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 48m 49.3s |
| Declination | −41° 18′ 40″ |
| Redshift | 2958 ± 15 km/s |
| Distance | 116 ± 9 Mly (35 ± 3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E1 pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.5′ × 3.2′ |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 43296 | |
NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy. It lies around 145,000,000 light-years (44,000,000 pc) away in the constellation Centaurus. It is the brightest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster, a large, rich cluster of galaxies in the constellation of the same name. The galaxy is surrounded by many dwarf elliptical galaxies also located within the cluster. There is believed to be a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
One supernova, SN 2017ejb (type Ia, mag. 17.2), was discovered in NGC 4696 on 28 May, 2017.