Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3943  ·  IC 3946  ·  IC 3949  ·  IC 3955  ·  IC 3973  ·  IC 4040  ·  IC 4045  ·  IC 4051  ·  NGC 4854  ·  NGC 4860  ·  NGC 4864  ·  NGC 4865  ·  NGC 4869  ·  NGC 4871  ·  NGC 4873  ·  NGC 4874  ·  NGC 4881  ·  NGC 4883  ·  NGC 4886  ·  NGC 4889  ·  NGC 4895  ·  NGC 4896  ·  NGC 4898  ·  NGC 4907  ·  NGC 4908  ·  NGC 4911
NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster, Sean McDonald
NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster
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NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster

NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster, Sean McDonald
NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster
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NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster

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NGC4872 is the fuzzy in the middle, and is part of the Coma Berenices supercluster which are around 320 MLY away.  
The majority of these are elliptical galaxies - which are not as intriguing as other types, but the sheer number of them in the field of view is the beauty here.

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NGC4872 in the Coma Cluster, Sean McDonald