NGC 4895 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 13h 00m 17.9s [1] |
Declination | 28° 12′ 08″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.028326 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8492 km/s [1] |
Distance | 330 Mly (100 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0 pec [1] |
Size | ~200,000 ly (62 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 0.6 [1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 4896, [2] CGCG 160-249, MCG 5-31-81, PGC 44737, UGC 8113 [1] |
NGC 4895 is a lenticular galaxy located 330 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 5, 1864 [4] and is a member of the Coma Cluster. [5] [6] [7]
According to Harold Corwin, NGC 4895 is equal to NGC 4896. The NGC designation is usually given to CGCG 160-087 [2] which is a member of the Coma Cluster. [8]