NGC 4886

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NGC 4886
SDSS image of NGC 4886.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension13h 00m 04.4s[1]
Declination27° 59′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.021321[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6392 km/s[1]
Distance327 Mly (100.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)14.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeE0[1]
Size~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
DRCG 27-151, NGC 4882, MCG +5-31-76, PGC 44698, CGCG 160-239[1]

NGC 4886 is an elliptical galaxy located about 327 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4886 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 6, 1864. It was then rediscovered by d'Arrest on April 22, 1865, and was listed as NGC 4882.[3] NGC 4886 is a member of the Coma Cluster.[4]

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References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 4886 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images