NGC 4895 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864[4] and is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6][7]

NGC 4895
SDSS image of NGC 4895.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension13h 00m 17.9s[1]
Declination28° 12′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.028326[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity8492 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0 pec[1]
Size~200,000 ly (62 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.8 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
NGC 4896,[2] CGCG 160-249, MCG 5-31-81, PGC 44737, UGC 8113[1]

NGC identification

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According to Harold Corwin, NGC 4895 is equal to NGC 4896. The NGC designation is usually given to CGCG 160-087[2] which is a member of the Coma Cluster.[8]

See also

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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 4895. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". ngcicproject.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ^ "NGC 4895". Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  7. ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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