NGC 4871
| Galaxy NGC 4871 |
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| High-resolution image of part of the Coma galaxy cluster, NGC 4871 can be seen at the top right. Created using the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 59 m 29.9 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 57 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 177 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Coma Galaxy Cluster Abell 1656 |
| Redshift | 0.022445 +/- 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 6729 +/- 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(301 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (92.4 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4871 • PGC 44606 • CGCG 160-227 • MCG + 05-31-066 • | |
NGC 4871 is a 14.2 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Coma Berenices and about 301 million light-years from the Milky Way center. It belongs to the Coma galaxy cluster and was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on May 10, 1863 .
Web links
- NGC 4871. SIMBAD, accessed February 18, 2015 .
- NGC 4871. DSO Browser, accessed February 18, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4871. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 18, 2015 .