NGC 4860

Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
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.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 4860 at Wikimedia Commons
  • Deep Sky Catalog
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