NGC 4881
| 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 |
| 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] | |
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 examined the Coma cluster and NGC 4881.
Other resources
See also
- New General Catalogue (NGC)
- Mice Galaxies
- Virgo A
External links
- APOD: Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881 in Coma (11/6/1996)
- HST: Galaxy NGC 4881 and the Coma cluster
- Coma Cluster at ESA/Hubble