NGC 4886

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NGC 4886
SDSS NGC 4886.jpg
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
DRCG 27-151, NGC 4882, MCG +5-31-76, PGC 44698, CGCG 160-239 [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4886. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  4. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-24.


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