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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4873 is a lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4873 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6]
NGC 4873 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 59m 32.8s[1] |
Declination | 27° 59′ 01″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019310/5789 km/s[1] |
Distance | 269,276,000 ly |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0[1] |
Size | ~79,000 ly (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 0.67 x 0.45[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 160-229, DRCG 27-155, MCG 5-31-69, PGC 44621[1] |
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