Astronomy:NGC 4871
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4871 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4871. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 29.9s[1] |
| Declination | 27° 57′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022445/6729 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 311 Mly |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0[1] |
| Size | ~69,760 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7 x 0.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-227, DRCG 27-131, MCG 5-31-66, PGC 44606[1] | |
NGC 4871 is a lenticular galaxy located about 310 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4871 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863.[4] It is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4871. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4871&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 4871". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4871.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4871.
- ↑ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=wyWjVWYWoO8C&pg=PA424.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4871.
External links
- NGC 4871 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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