NGC 4871

NGC 4871 is a lenticular galaxy located about 310 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation of Coma Berenices.^[3] NGC 4871 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863.^[4] It is a member of the Coma Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 4871
SDSS image of NGC 4871.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	12h 59m 29.9s[1]
Declination	27° 57′ 23″[1]
Redshift	0.022445/6729 km/s[1]
Distance	311 Mly
Group or cluster	Coma Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.9[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0[1]
Size	~69,760 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.5[1]
Other designations
CGCG 160-227, DRCG 27-131, MCG 5-31-66, PGC 44606[1]

Giant elliptical NGC 4874 dominates the centre of the Coma Cluster. NGC 4871 is in the top right corner.

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4874