Galaxy
Coma B
Supergiant elliptical galaxy · C35 · NGC 4889
Supergiant elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices
Photo: NASA Hubble · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
NGC 4889 is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy. It was discovered in 1785 by the British astronomer Frederick William Herschel I, who catalogued it as a bright, nebulous patch. The brightest galaxy within the northern Coma Cluster, it is located at a median distance of 94 million parsecs from Earth. At the core of the galaxy is a supermassive black hole that heats the intracluster medium through the action of friction from infalling gases and dust. The gamma ray bursts from the galaxy extend out to several million light-years from the cluster.
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Key facts
Distance
~300 million light-years
Apparent mag.
+11.4
Apparent size
2.6′ × 1.7′
Best seen with
Telescope
Catalogue
C35 · NGC 4889
Did you know
- Listed as Caldwell 35 in the Caldwell catalogue, also known as NGC 4889.
- Found in the constellation Coma Berenices.
- Needs a telescope to see clearly.
