NGC 4871
NGC 4871 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4871:
| NGC: | NGC 4871 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:29.96 |
| Declination: | 27:57:23.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 160° |
| Radial velocity: | 6719 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02267 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS