NGC 4860

NGC 4860
Eliptical galaxy NGC 4860 (center) and spiral galaxy NGC 4858 (left).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 59m 03.91s[1]
Declination+28° 07′ 25.3″[1]
Redshift0.02645[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity7825 km/s[1]
Distance360 Mly (110 Mpc)
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5
Characteristics
TypeE2
Apparent size (V)0.8' × 0.65'
Other designations
MCG +05-31-054, PGC 44539[1]

NGC 4860 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered on 21 April 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[2]

With its distance from Earth being approximately 110 million parsecs, NGC 4860 belongs to the Coma Cluster, which consists of over 1,000 identified galaxies.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NGC 4860". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 4860". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.


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