NGC 4892 is a spiral[2][3][4] or lenticular galaxy[2] with LINER activity[4] located 275 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[6] It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on April 11, 1785,[6] and is a member of the Coma Cluster.[7]

NGC 4892
SDSS image of NGC 4892.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension13h 00m 03.5s[1]
Declination26° 53′ 53″[1]
Redshift0.019690[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5903 km/s[1]
Distance275 Mly (84.2 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1],S0-a[2]
Size~180,000 ly (56 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.57 x 0.38[1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-81, MCG 5-31-78, PGC 44697, UGC 8108[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4892. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "NGC 4892". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
    - "NGC 4892". Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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