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Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 4875 is a lenticular galaxy located about 350 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] NGC 4875 was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 16, 1885.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5][6]
NGC 4875 | |
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![]() Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4875. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 59m 37.9s[1] |
Declination | 27° 54′ 26″[1] |
Redshift | 0.026835[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8045 km/s[1] |
Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0[1] |
Size | ~61,200 ly (18.75 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.29 x 0.20[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 160-232, DRCG 27-104, PGC 44640, ZwG 160.232[1] |
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