NGC 4850
| Galaxy NGC 4850 |
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![NGC 4850 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4850_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4850 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 58 m 21.840 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 58 ′ 03.80 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB0 / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 63 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 1656 WBL 426- |
| Redshift | 0.020087 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 6022 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(270 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (82.7 ± 5.8) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | April 22, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4850 • PGC 44449 • CGCG 160-063 • MCG + 05-31-040 • 2MASX J12582185 + 2758037 • GALEX ASC J125821.83 + 275802.8 • LDCE 926 NED036 • WISEA J125821.83 + 275803.9 | |
NGC 4850 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is an estimated 270 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is a member of the Coma galaxy cluster Abell 1656 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4851 , IC 839 , IC 3943 , IC 3946 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on April 22, 1865 .