NGC 4883 is a barred lenticular galaxy[2] located about 315 million light-years away[1] in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4883 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 22, 1865.[3] It is a member of the Coma Cluster.[4][5]
| NGC 4883 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4883. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 59m 56.0s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 02′ 05″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027289[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8181 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 316 Mly (96.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0[1] |
| Size | ~62,500 ly (19.15 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.62 x 0.46[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-237, DRCG 27-175, PGC 44682[2] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NED Query Results for NGC 4883". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4883 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4883 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
