NGC 4725

Alt. Designations:

NGC 4725

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Constellation:

Coma Berenices

Distance:

40 mly

Right Ascension:

12h 50m 26.5s

Declination:

+25° 30´ 00"

Visual Magnitude:

9.3

Apparent Dimension:

10.7´ X 7.6´

Best Month To View:

Mar

NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy 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.