NGC 4696 is an elliptical galaxy. It lies around 145,000,000 light-years 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.

Distance to Earth: 114.2 million light years

Magnitude: 11.4

Constellation: Centaurus

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.4

Apparent size (V): 4′.5 × 3′.2

Redshift: 2958 ± 15 km/s