NGC 4870
NGC 4870 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4870:
| NGC: | NGC 4870 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:17.77 |
| Declination: | 37:02:54.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.31 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 2° |
| Radial velocity: | 10408 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03534 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS