NGC 4887
| Galaxy NGC 4887 |
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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 39.3 s |
| declination | -14 ° 39 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 + |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008963 +/- 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 2687 +/- 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.2 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4887 • PGC 44796 • MCG -02-33-087 • IRAS 12580-1423 • 2MASX J13003924-1439585 • LDCE 932 NED001 | |
NGC 4887 is a 13.6 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 115 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 35,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4856 , NGC 4862 , NGC 4902 , NGC 4924 , among others .
The supernova SN 1964D was observed here.
The object was discovered on April 21, 1882 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel in Arcetri with an 11-inch refractor , which “very faint. NGC 4902 Nf "noted.