NGC 4906
| Galaxy NGC 4906 |
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| High-resolution image of the dominant elliptical galaxy NGC 4906 in the Coma galaxy cluster , created with the help of 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 | 13 h 00 m 39.8 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 55 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1656 |
| Redshift | 0.025087 +/- 0.000025 |
| Radial velocity | 7521 +/- 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(337 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (103.2 ± 7.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4906 • PGC 44799 • CGCG 160-253 • 2MASX J13003975 + 2755256 • GC 5702 • GALEX ASC J130039.77 + 275526.3 • SDSS J130039.76 + 275526.0 | |
NGC 4906 is a 14.1 mag bright elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type "E3" in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is an estimated 337 million light years away from the Milky Way , about 50,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Coma Galaxy Cluster .
The galaxies IC 4030 , IC 4033 , IC 4042 , IC 4044 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 6, 1864 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
Web links
- NGC 4906. SIMBAD, accessed February 21, 2015 .
- NGC 4906. DSO Browser, accessed February 21, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 4906. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 21, 2015 .