NGC 4856 (also MCG -2-33-78, UGCA 313 and PGC 44582) is a magnitude +10.6 lenticular galaxy located 62 million light-years away in Virgo.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 8th February 1785.
Right Ascension 12h 59m 21.1s, Declination -15° 02' 32"
