NGC 4863
| Galaxy NGC 4863 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 59 m 42.4 s |
| declination | -14 ° 01 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0 + |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 24 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 316 |
| Redshift | 0.014633 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4387 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(191 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.5 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | February 26, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4863 • PGC 44650 • MCG -02-33-081 • 2MASX J12594244-1401465 • LDCE 921 NED067 | |
NGC 4863 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type SB (rs) 0 + in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 191 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 105,000 ly. Together with NGC 4783 and NGC 4825 , it forms the small galaxy group LGG 316.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4829 , NGC 4862 , NGC 4899 , among others , NGC 4902 .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on February 26, 1886 .