NGC 4871

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NGC 4871
SDSS NGC 4871.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4871.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension  12h 59m 29.9s [1]
Declination 27° 57′ 23″ [1]
Redshift 0.022445/6729 km/s [1]
Distance 311 Mly
Group or cluster Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.9 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA0 [1]
Size~69,760 ly (estimated)
Apparent size  (V)0.7 x 0.5 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-227, DRCG 27-131, MCG 5-31-66, PGC 44606 [1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies
Giant elliptical NGC 4874 dominates the centre of the Coma Cluster. NGC 4871 is in the top right corner. NGC 4874 HST.jpg
Giant elliptical NGC 4874 dominates the centre of the Coma Cluster. NGC 4871 is in the top right corner.

NGC 4871 is a lenticular galaxy located about 310 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices. [3] NGC 4871 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863. [4] It is a member of the Coma Cluster. [5] [6]

Lenticular galaxy Type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy

A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. They contain large-scale discs but they do not have large-scale spiral arms. Lenticular galaxies are disc galaxies that have used up or lost most of their interstellar matter and therefore have very little ongoing star formation. They may, however, retain significant dust in their disks. As a result, they consist mainly of aging stars. Despite the morphological differences, lenticular and elliptical galaxies share common properties like spectral features and scaling relations. Both can be considered early-type galaxies that are passively evolving, at least in the local part of the Universe. Connecting the E galaxies with the S0 galaxies are the ES galaxies with intermediate-scale discs.

Light-year unit of length that light travels within one Earthyear; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (or about 6 trillion miles)

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.46 trillion kilometres (9.46 x 1012 km) or 5.88 trillion miles (5.88 x 1012 mi). As defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a light-year is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days). Because it includes the word "year", the term light-year is sometimes misinterpreted as a unit of time.

Constellation one of the 88 divisions of the celestial sphere, defined by the IAU, many of which derive from traditional asterisms

A constellation is a group of stars that forms an imaginary outline or pattern on the celestial sphere, typically representing an animal, mythological person or creature, a god, or an inanimate object.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4871. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4871". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ↑ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9781139490108.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
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