NGC 4862
NGC 4862 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4862:
| NGC: | NGC 4862 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:30.82 |
| Declination: | -14:07:56.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 147° |
| Radial velocity: | 6382 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021518 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS