| Proper Name | None | | Messier Number | None | | NGC/IC Number | NGC 4874 | | Other Designations | Coma 1 | | Constellation | Coma Berenices | | Right Ascension | 12h 59m 36s | | Declination | +27° 57' 33" | | Distance | c. 325,000,000 light years
c. 99,600,000 parsecs | | Magnitude | Apparent: +13.47
Absolute: -21.69 | | Diameter | Apparent: 0.7'
Actual: 68,000 light years (halo extends for some 500,000 light years from the nucleus) | | Hubble Type | E0 Elliptical | | Optimum Visibility | April | | Notes | A vast elliptical galaxy, one of two that dominate the busy Coma Cluster in Coma Berenices. The other large galaxy in this area is Coma B (NGC 4889), and some sources assign the name 'Coma A' to NGC 4874. Formally, however, 'Coma A' refers to a distinct radio source somewhat to the west of both of these major galaxies. |
|
|
Show on Sky Map