NGC 4877
| Galaxy NGC 4877 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 00 m 26.3 s |
| declination | -15 ° 17 ′ 00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) from: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 6 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 320 |
| Redshift | 0.016414 +/- 0.000026 |
| Radial velocity | 4921 +/- 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(215 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (65.8 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4877 • PGC 44761 • MCG -02-33-086 • IRAS 12577-1500 • 2MASX J13002634-1517005 • GC 3338 • H II 299 • LDCE 921 NED071 | |
NGC 4877 is a 12.4 likes bright spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 215 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 140,000 ly . Together with PGC 44645 and PGC 44990 , it forms the small galaxy group LGG 320.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4856 , NGC 4887 , NGC 4902 , among others , NGC 4924 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2010cp was observed here.
The object was discovered on February 8, 1785 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "pB, pL, mbM".
NGC 4877 group ( LGG 320 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 4877 | PGC 44761 | 215 |
| PGC 44645 | MCG-02-33-080 | 217 |
| PGC 44990 | MCG-02-33-098 | 208 |