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{{Short description|Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices}}
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices}}
{{Infobox Galaxy
{{Infobox Galaxy
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 4876
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 4876
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| names = ARAK 398, CGCG 160-234, DRCG 27-124, MCG 5-31-73, PGC 44658<ref name="ned" />
| names = ARAK 398, CGCG 160-234, DRCG 27-124, MCG 5-31-73, PGC 44658<ref name="ned" />
|size=~{{convert|23.00|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)<ref name ="ned" />}}
|size=~{{convert|23.00|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)<ref name ="ned" />}}
'''NGC 4876''' is an [[elliptical galaxy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4876&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> located about 325 million [[light-year]]s away<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4876|title=NED Query Results for NGC 4876|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref> in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4876|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 4876|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> NGC 4876 was discovered by astronomer [[Guillaume Bigourdan]] on May 16, 1885.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4876|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> NGC 4876 is a member of the [[Coma Cluster]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kuntschner|first1=Harald|last2=Lucey|first2=John R.|last3=Smith|first3=Russell J.|last4=Hudson|first4=Michael J.|last5=Davies|first5=Roger L.|date=2001-05-21|title=On the dependence of spectroscopic indices of early-type galaxies on age, metallicity and velocity dispersion|journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|language=en|volume=323|issue=3|pages=615–629|doi=10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x|issn=0035-8711|arxiv=astro-ph/0011234|bibcode=2001MNRAS.323..615K|s2cid=15162556}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4876|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref>
'''NGC 4876''' is an [[elliptical galaxy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+4876&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> located about 325 million [[light-year]]s away<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+4876|title=NED Query Results for NGC 4876|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref> in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4876|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 4876|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> NGC 4876 was discovered by astronomer [[Guillaume Bigourdan]] on May 16, 1885.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc48a.htm#4876|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> NGC 4876 is a member of the [[Coma Cluster]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kuntschner|first1=Harald|last2=Lucey|first2=John R.|last3=Smith|first3=Russell J.|last4=Hudson|first4=Michael J.|last5=Davies|first5=Roger L.|date=2001-05-21|title=On the dependence of spectroscopic indices of early-type galaxies on age, metallicity and velocity dispersion|journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|language=en|volume=323|issue=3|pages=615–629|doi=10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x|doi-access=free |issn=0035-8711|arxiv=astro-ph/0011234|bibcode=2001MNRAS.323..615K|s2cid=15162556}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+4876|title=Detailed Object Classifications|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Coma Berenices (constellation)]]
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[[Category:Elliptical galaxies]]

Latest revision as of 00:15, 17 July 2024

NGC 4876
SDSS image of NGC 4876.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 59m 44.4s[1]
Declination27° 54′ 45″[1]
Redshift0.022275[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6678 km/s[1]
Distance325 Mly (99.5 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterComa Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeE5[1]
Size~75,000 ly (23.00 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.58 x 0.40[1]
Other designations
ARAK 398, CGCG 160-234, DRCG 27-124, MCG 5-31-73, PGC 44658[1]

NGC 4876 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located about 325 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] NGC 4876 was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on May 16, 1885.[5] NGC 4876 is a member of the Coma Cluster.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4876. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 4876". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4876". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4850 - 4899". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  6. ^ Kuntschner, Harald; Lucey, John R.; Smith, Russell J.; Hudson, Michael J.; Davies, Roger L. (2001-05-21). "On the dependence of spectroscopic indices of early-type galaxies on age, metallicity and velocity dispersion". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 323 (3): 615–629. arXiv:astro-ph/0011234. Bibcode:2001MNRAS.323..615K. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04263.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 15162556.
  7. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
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