| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4876. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 4876". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4876". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ 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". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 323 (3): 615–629. arXiv: astro-ph/0011234. Bibcode: 2001MNRAS.323..615K. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 15162556.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 4876 at Wikimedia Commons - NGC 4876 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
