NGC 4872
NGC 4872 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 4872:
| NGC: | NGC 4872 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:34.04 |
| Declination: | 27:56:49.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 124° |
| Radial velocity: | 7094 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02395 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS