NGC 4866
NGC 4866 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4866:
| NGC: | NGC 4866 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.86 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.19 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:27.14 |
| Declination: | 14:10:15.80 |
| Major axis: | 5.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 88° |
| Radial velocity: | 1977 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006615 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS