| NGC 4886 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4886. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 orcluster | 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 anelliptical galaxy located about 327 millionlight-years away[2] in the constellationComa Berenices. NGC 4886 was discovered by astronomerHeinrich 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 theComa Cluster.[4]
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