| NGC 4895 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4895. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 17.9s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 12′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.028326[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8492 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 330 Mly (100 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0 pec[1] |
| Size | ~195,000ly (59.22kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 0.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4896,[2] CGCG 160-249, MCG 5-31-81, PGC 44737, UGC 8113[1] | |
NGC 4895 is alenticular galaxy located 330 millionlight-years away[3] in theconstellationComa Berenices.[4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864[4] and is a member of theComa Cluster.[5][6][7]
According to Harold Corwin, NGC 4895 is equal to NGC 4896. The NGC designation is usually given toCGCG 160-087[2] which is a member of theComa Cluster.[8]
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