| NGC 4907 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4907 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 48.8s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 09′ 30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019610/5879 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 273,200,000ly |
| Group orcluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b,LINER[1] |
| Size | ~98,000ly (30kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 1.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 160-257, DRCG 27-205, MCG 5-31-89, PGC 44819[1] | |
NGC 4907 is abarred spiral galaxy located about 270 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellation ofComa Berenices.[3] It is also classified as aLINER galaxy.[2] NGC 4907 was discovered by astronomerHeinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864.[4] The galaxy is a member of theComa Cluster, located equidistant between NGC 4928 and NGC 4829.[5][6]
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