NGC 4746

NGC 4746 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located 107 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by John Herschel during a sky-survey on March 29, 1830.[2]

NGC 4746[1]
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 51m 55s
Declination12° 04 58
Helio radial velocity1782.9 +/- 5.0 km/s
Distance106.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude (B)13.3
Absolute magnitude (V)-19.2
Characteristics
TypeSb
Other designations
UGC 08007, CGCG 071-060

References

  1. "Results for object NGC 4746". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "NGC 4746 (= PGC 43601)". Celestial Atlas. cseligmon.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  • Media related to NGC 4746 at Wikimedia Commons


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