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Page last updated Jul 26, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 4850 (= PGC 44449)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0?) in Coma Berenices (RA 12 58 21.8, Dec +27 58 06)
Based on a recessional velocity of 6020 km/sec, NGC 4850 is about 280 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 0.65 by 0.6 arcmins, it is about 50 thousand light years across. NGC 4850 is part of the cluster of galaxies, Abell 1656. |
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 4850
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 4851
Discovered (Apr 21, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4852
Discovered (Apr 30, 1826) by James Dunlop (311)
NGC 4853
Discovered (Apr 13, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 4854
Discovered (Apr 24, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4855
Discovered (Apr 19, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V-26)
NGC 4856
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 4857
Discovered (Apr 7, 1793) by William Herschel
NGC 4858
Discovered (Apr 21, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4859
Discovered (Apr 21, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4860
Discovered (Apr 21, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4861 (= IC 3961)
Discovered (May 1, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4861)
Discovered (Mar 21, 1903) by Max Wolf (and later listed as IC 3961)
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBm) in Canes Venatici (RA 12 59 01.8, Dec +34 51 43)
NGC 4862 (= IC 3999)
Discovered (Feb 26, 1886) by Francis Leavenworth (I-194) (and later listed as NGC 4862)
Discovered (Apr 16, 1895) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 3999)
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc) in Virgo (RA 12 59 30.8, Dec -14 07 55)
The second IC adds (per Howe) "RA is 12 52 09, another suspected about 5 arcmin south".
NGC 4863
Discovered (Feb 26, 1886) by Francis Leavenworth (I-195)
NGC 4864
Discovered (Apr 13, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 4865
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4866
Discovered (Jan 14, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 4867
Discovered (May 10, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4868
Discovered (Mar 17, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 4869
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 4870
Discovered (Apr 1, 1878) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse
NGC 4871
Discovered (May 10, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4872
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 4873
Discovered (May 10, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4874
Discovered (May 5, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4875
Discovered (May 16, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (II-65)
NGC 4876
Discovered (May 16, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (II-66)
NGC 4877
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 4878
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel
NGC 4879 (= NGC 4888)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4879)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4888)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Virgo (RA 13 00 36.2, Dec -06 04 32)
An unusual but unfortunately not unique case of an inadvertant duplicate observation
NGC 4880
Discovered (Apr 12, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 4881
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4882 (= NGC 4886)
Discovered (Apr 6, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4886)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4882)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 04.6, Dec +27 59 11)
NGC 4883
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4884 (= NGC 4889)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4889)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4884)
A 12th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 08.3, Dec +27 58 35)
The second IC notes "Not on Heidelberg plate (W. (= Wolf) III)".
NGC 4885
Discovered (Feb 19, 1830) by John Herschel
NGC 4886 (= NGC 4882)
Discovered (Apr 6, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4886)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4882)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 04.6, Dec +27 59 11)
NGC 4887
Discovered (Apr 21, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V-27)
NGC 4888 (= NGC 4879)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4879)
Discovered (Mar 23, 1789) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4888)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Virgo (RA 13 00 36.2, Dec -06 04 32)
An unusual but unfortunately not unique case of an inadvertant duplicate observation
NGC 4889 (= NGC 4884)
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 4889)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4884)
A 12th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E) in Coma Berenices (RA 13 00 08.3, Dec +27 58 35)
NGC 4890
Discovered (Mar 11, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 4891
Recorded (Apr 21, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V-28)
A 15th-magnitude star in Virgo (RA 13 00 47.0, Dec -13 25 35)
NGC 4892
Discovered (Apr 11, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 4893 (= IC 4015)
Discovered (Apr 24, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4893)
Discovered (Mar 21, 1903) by Max Wolf (and later listed as IC 4015)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Canes Venatici (RA 12 59 59.6, Dec +37 11 38)
NGC 4894
Discovered (Mar 30, 1827) by John Herschel
NGC 4895
Discovered (May 5, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4896
Discovered (May 12, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (II-68)
NGC 4897
Discovered (Apr 21, 1882) by Wilhelm Tempel (V-28)
NGC 4898
Discovered (Apr 6, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 4899
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
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