NGC 4878
| Galaxy NGC 4878 |
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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 20.2 s |
| declination | -06 ° 06 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0+ |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 69 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012769 +/- 0.000117 |
| Radial velocity | 3828 +/- 35 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.2 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1789 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4878 • PGC 44747 • MCG -01-33-064 • GC 3345 • H III 758 • LDCE 0921 NED070 | |
NGC 4878 is a 13.6 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation of Virgo , which is about 167 million light-years is from the Milky Way center. It was discovered together with NGC 4879 and NGC 4888 in a single observation on March 23, 1789 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope, the "N4878.9 III 758.9 20m 55s f, 1d 53m n Two nebulae, both vF, vS. N4888 II 778 21m 12s f, 1d 54m n F, S, sf a double star "noted.