Astronomy:NGC 4876
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
| NGC 4876 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4876. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 44.4s[1] |
| Declination | 27° 54′ 45″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022275[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6678 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 325 Mly (99.5 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E5[1] |
| Size | ~75,000 ly (23.00 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.58 x 0.40[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARAK 398, CGCG 160-234, DRCG 27-124, MCG 5-31-73, PGC 44658[1] | |
NGC 4876 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 325 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4876 was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 16, 1885.[5] NGC 4876 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 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4876. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4876&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.
- ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 4876" (in en-US). http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4876.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4876". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4876.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4876.
- ↑ Kuntschner, Harald; Lucey, John R.; Smith, Russell J.; Hudson, Michael J.; Davies, Roger L. (2001-05-21). "On the dependence of spectroscopic indices of early-type galaxies on age, metallicity and velocity dispersion" (in en). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 323 (3): 615–629. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2001MNRAS.323..615K.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4876.
External links
- NGC 4876 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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