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NGC 4881 
Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881Observation 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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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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3109. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
Categories:- Elliptical galaxies
- Coma Cluster
- Coma Berenices constellation
- NGC objects
- UGC objects
- PGC objects
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