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NGC 4866

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Right ascension
  
12 29 26.8

Redshift
  
0.006615

Distance
  
80×10^ ly (25 Mpc)

Magnitude
  
12

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
12

Declination
  
14° 09′ 55″

Helio radial velocity
  
1977 ± 37 km/s

Type
  
Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation
  
Virgo

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Similar
  
NGC 4762, NGC 4698, NGC 4517, NGC 4984

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.

References

NGC 4866 Wikipedia