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NGC 4746

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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4746
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14NGC4746 - SDSS DR14
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12 51 55.36
Declination12° 04′ 58.7″
Redshift0.00595
Heliocentric radial velocity1783 +/- 5 km/s
Distance106.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude (B)13.3
Absolute magnitude (V)-19.2
Characteristics
TypeSb
Other designations
UGC 8007, MCG +02-33-029, PGC 43601

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.

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. cseligman.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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