NGC 4848

NGC 4848
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the galaxy
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 58m 05.6s[1]
Declination+28° 14′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.023513 ± 0.000033
Heliocentric radial velocity7,049 ± 10 km/s[1]
Distance340 ± 15 Mly (104 ± 4.5 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBab: sp[1]
Apparent size (V)1.6 × 0.5[1]
Notable featuresHydrogen tail
Other designations
UGC 8082, MCG +05-31-039, CGCG 160-055, PGC 44405, 5C 04.058[1]
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox galaxy with unknown parameter "image_size"
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox galaxy with unknown parameter "credit"

NGC 4848 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is circa 340 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4848 is about 170,000 light years across. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on April 21, 1865.[3] It is considered part of the Coma Cluster, which is in its northwest part. The galaxy has been stripped of its gas as it passed through the cluster.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4848. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4848". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 4848 (= PGC 44405)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ Fossati, Matteo; Gavazzi, Giuseppe; Boselli, Alessandro; Fumagalli, Michele (August 2012). "65 kpc of ionized gas trailing behind NGC 4848 during its first crossing of the Coma cluster". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 544: A128. arXiv:1207.4806. Bibcode:2012A&A...544A.128F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219933. S2CID 54086133.