NGC 4871

NGC 4871 is a lenticular galaxy located about 310 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4871 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863.[4] It is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6]

NGC 4871
SDSS image of NGC 4871.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12^h 59^m 29.9^s[1]
Declination	27° 57′ 23″[1]
Redshift	0.022445/6729 km/s[1]
Distance	311 Mly
Group or cluster	Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0[1]
Size	~69,760 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.5[1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-227, DRCG 27-131, MCG 5-31-66, PGC 44606[1]

Giant elliptical NGC 4874 dominates the centre of the Coma Cluster. NGC 4871 is in the top right corner.

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4874

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4871. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4871". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
5. Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-02.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4871 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 4871 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images