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NGC 4861

NGC 4861 is a Magellanic 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 4861:

NGC:NGC 4861
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:Magellanic spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sm
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.3
B-mag (blue):12.8
J-mag (IR):12.4
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):12.1
Right Ascension:12:59:02.34
Declination:34:51:34.00
Major axis:3.81 '
Minor axis:1.45 '
Angle (major axis):18°
Radial velocity:730 km/s
Redshift:0.002438

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS