NGC 4869 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 59m 23.36s |
Declination | 27° 54′ 41.78″ |
Redshift | 0.022820 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,841 km/s |
Distance | 343 Mly (105.16 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.52 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E3, PAS |
Size | 37.62 kiloparsecs (122,700 light-years) (diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)[1] |
Notable features | Radio galaxy |
Other designations | |
MCG +05-31-065, CGCG 160-225, PGC 44587, B2 1256+58, 5C 04.081, TXS 1257+281, 7C 1256+2810, KUG 1256+375, ABELL 1656:[D80] 105 |
NGC 4869 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It is located 343 million light years from Earth.[1] The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in April 1785 but also observed by both John Herschel and Heinrich d'Arrest, in March 1827 and May 1863 respectively.[2] It is a member of the Coma Cluster[1][3] with a small companion galaxy at a position angle of 325°.[4]