NGC 4866

NGC 4866
NGC 4866 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 29m 26.8s[1]
Declination 14° 09 55
Redshift 0.006615[2]
Helio radial velocity 1977 ± 37 km/s
Distance 80×10^6 ly (25 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.0
Characteristics
Type Lenticular Galaxy
Apparent size (V) 6.4' x 1.0'[3]

NGC 4866 is a lenticular galaxy located 80 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was first observed by British astronomer Sir William Herschel on January 14, 1787.

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