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]
| 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] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
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
