Astronomy:NGC 4895

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4895
SDSS NGC 4895.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 4895.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 13h 00m 17.9s[1]
Declination28° 12′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.028326[1]
Helio radial velocity8492 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0 pec[1]
Size~200,000 ly (62 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.8 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
NGC 4896,[2] CGCG 160-249, MCG 5-31-81, PGC 44737, UGC 8113[1]

NGC 4895 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864[4] and is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6][7]

NGC identification

According to Harold Corwin, NGC 4895 is equal to NGC 4896. The NGC designation is usually given to CGCG 160-087[2] which is a member of the Coma Cluster.[8]

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