NGC 4886

NGC 4886
SDSS image of NGC 4886.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	13h 00m 04.4s[1]
Declination	27° 59′ 15″[1]
Redshift	0.021321[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6392 km/s[1]
Distance	327 Mly (100.3 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	E0[1]
Size	~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
DRCG 27-151, NGC 4882, MCG +5-31-76, PGC 44698, CGCG 160-239[1]

NGC 4886 is an elliptical galaxy located about 327 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4886 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 6, 1864. It was then rediscovered by d'Arrest on April 22, 1865, and was listed as NGC 4882.^[3] NGC 4886 is a member of the Coma Cluster.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4889

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 4886 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4886 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images