NGC 4886
NGC 4886 is an elliptical galaxy located about 327 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4886 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 6, 1864. It was then rediscovered by d'Arrest on April 22, 1865 and was listed as NGC 4882.[3] NGC 4886 is a member of the Coma Cluster.[4]
| NGC 4886 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4886. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 04.4s[1] |
| Declination | 27° 59′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021321[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6392 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 327 Mly (100.3 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Size | ~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 1.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-239, DRCG 27-151, NGC 4882, MCG+5-31-76, PGC 44698[1] | |
See also
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4886. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
External links
Media related to NGC 4886 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 4886 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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