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Black Holes/NGC4143

ConfirmedSupermassive

Unified black-hole record

NGC4143

Direct black-hole mass measurement

Also known as NGC 4143

Mass83.176M M☉

Distance48.271M ly

HostNGC4143

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3D model “Blackhole” by rubykamen, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Catalog record

Identity and classification

ID: vizier-massive:J/A+A/521/A55/bh:1920
Canonical name: NGC4143
Alternate names: NGC 4143
Black-hole type: Supermassive
Status: Confirmed
Population: Catalog
Confidence: Direct black-hole mass measurement
Host galaxy: NGC4143

Position

Coordinates and distance

Right ascension (RA): 182.40036°
Declination (Dec): 42.53422°
Galactic longitude (l): 149.18332°
Galactic latitude (b): 72.3964°
Distance: 48.271M light-years
Distance error: 4.892M light-years
Redshift: 0.0032

Physical profile

Mass, spin, and system

Mass: 83.176M solar masses
Mass error, lower: 46.869M solar masses
Mass error, upper: 107.37M solar masses
Spin: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion type: Not reported by source catalogs
Orbital period: Not reported by source catalogs
Inclination: Not reported by source catalogs

Evidence

Detection and discovery

Detection method: Gas dynamics
Discovery year: Not reported by source catalogs
Discovery observatory: Not reported by source catalogs
X-ray properties: Not reported by source catalogs
Radio properties: Not reported by source catalogs
Gravitational-wave event: Not reported by source catalogs

Provenance

Sources and refresh state

Source catalog: VizieR J/ApJ/831/134
Source reference: 2016ApJ...831..134V
Last updated: 2026-08-31T01:34:41.049Z
Source record: Open provider record ↗

Merged source records

VizieR J/A+A/521/A552010A&A...521A..55C
VizieR J/ApJ/831/1342016ApJ...831..134V

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