Astronomy:NGC 4872
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4872 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4872 (center) with the halo of the giant galaxy NGC 4874 (left). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 34.0s[1] |
| Declination | 27° 56′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023993/7193 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 310,350,000 ly |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0[1] |
| Size | ~143,080 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.60 x 0.37[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-230, MCG+05-31-068, PGC 44624[1] | |
NGC 4872 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 310 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4872 has been indicated to contain an active galactic nucleus.[4][2] NGC 4872 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest.[5] It is a member of the Coma Cluster.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4872. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4872&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4872". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4872.
- ↑ "NGC 4872". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+4872.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4872.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4872.
- ↑ "NGC catalogue LIST". http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=280028.4860.
External links
- NGC 4872 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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