NGC 4861
NGC 4861 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 4861 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (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 units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula