NGC 4014
NGC 4014 captured by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	11h 58m 35.8512s[1]
Declination	+16° 10′ 37.970″[1]
Redshift	0.012552[2]
Distance	197 Mly (60.4 Mpc)
Surface brightness	23.19 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
Type	Lenticular Galaxy
Other designations
NGC 4028, UGC 6961, PGC 37695, MCG +03-31-005

NGC 4014 also known as NGC 4028, is a type S0-a^[2] lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation.^[3][4] NGC 4014 is located 197 million light-years from Earth.^[1] The galaxy is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year.^[5]

NGC 4014 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 30, 1783. But it was rediscovered on April 26, 1832, by John Herschel who listed NGC 4014 as NGC 4028.^[6]

• Bratton, Mark (2011-09-15). "NGC 4014". The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-521-76892-4. OCLC 712644488.
• Helou, G.; Hoffman, G. L.; Salpeter, E. E. (1984). "H I observations in the Virgo Cluster area. II - A complete, magnitude-limited sample of spiral galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 55: 433−453. doi:10.1086/190961. ISSN 0067-0049.

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