NGC 4881

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NGC 4881

Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 59m 57.6s[1]
Declination +28° 14′ 51″[1]
Redshift 6740 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance 352 Mly[citation needed]
Type E[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.0 × 1′.0[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.6[1]
Other designations
UGC 8106,[1] PGC 44686[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 4881 is an elliptical galaxy about 352 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a member of the Coma cluster of galaxies. NGC 4881 was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1865.

In 1994, the Hubble Space Telescope took a look at the Coma cluster and NGC 4881.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 3109. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.


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