NGC 4873
| Galaxy NGC 4873 |
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| High-resolution image of part of the Coma galaxy cluster, NGC 4873 can be seen in the center above. 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 32.8 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 59 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 105 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Coma Galaxy Cluster Abell 1656 |
| Redshift | 0.019310 +/- 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 5789 +/- 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(259 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (79.5 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4873 • PGC 44621 • CGCG 160-229 • MCG + 05-31-069 • 2MASX J12593276 + 2759008 • | |
NGC 4873 is a 14.1 mag bright lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Haar der Berenike , which is about 259 million light-years away from the Milky Way. It belongs to the Coma galaxy cluster and was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on May 10, 1863 .
Web links
- NGC 4873. SIMBAD, accessed February 18, 2015 .
- NGC 4873. DSO Browser, accessed February 18, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4873. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 18, 2015 (English).