| NGC 4860 | |
|---|---|
 Eliptical galaxy NGC 4860 (center) and spiral galaxy
NGC 4858 (left). | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 03.91s [1] |
| Declination | +28° 07′ 25.3″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.02645 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7825 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 360 Mly (110 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2 |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8' × 0.65' |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +05-31-054, PGC 44539 [1] | |
NGC 4860 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered on 21 April 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. [2]
With its distance from Earth being approximately 110 million parsecs, NGC 4860 belongs to the Coma Cluster, which consists of over 1,000 identified galaxies. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 4860". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 4860". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
External links
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Media related to
NGC 4860 at Wikimedia Commons - Deep Sky Catalog
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| NGC 4860 | |
|---|---|
|
Eliptical galaxy NGC 4860 (center) and spiral galaxy
NGC 4858 (left). | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 03.91s [1] |
| Declination | +28° 07′ 25.3″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.02645 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7825 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 360 Mly (110 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2 |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8' × 0.65' |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +05-31-054, PGC 44539 [1] | |
NGC 4860 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered on 21 April 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. [2]
With its distance from Earth being approximately 110 million parsecs, NGC 4860 belongs to the Coma Cluster, which consists of over 1,000 identified galaxies. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 4860". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 4860". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
External links
-
Media related to
NGC 4860 at Wikimedia Commons
- Deep Sky Catalog
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