NGC 4875 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 59m 37.9s [1] |
Declination | 27° 54′ 26″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.026835 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8045 km/s [1] |
Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0 [1] |
Size | ~61,200 ly (18.75 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.29 x 0.20 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 160-232, DRCG 27-104, PGC 44640, ZwG 160.232 [1] |
NGC 4875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 350 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [3] NGC 4875 was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 16, 1885. [4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster. [5] [6]
NGC 4875 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 59m 37.9s [1] |
Declination | 27° 54′ 26″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.026835 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8045 km/s [1] |
Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0 [1] |
Size | ~61,200 ly (18.75 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.29 x 0.20 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 160-232, DRCG 27-104, PGC 44640, ZwG 160.232 [1] |
NGC 4875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 350 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [3] NGC 4875 was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 16, 1885. [4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster. [5] [6]