NGC 406

NGC 406
NGC 406
	NGC 406, by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01h 07m 25.060s
Declination	−69° 52′ 45.27″
Redshift	0.005030
Heliocentric radial velocity	1508
Distance	66.30 ± 6.27 Mly (20.329 ± 1.923 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.02
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)c
Size	60,000 ly (18,000 pc)
Other designations
	ESO 51-18, PGC 3980

NGC 406 is a spiral galaxy quite similar to the well known Whirlpool Galaxy, located some 65 million light-years away,^[1] in the southern constellation of Tucana (the Toucan) and discovered in 1834 by John Herschel. It is described in the New General Catalogue as "faint, very large, round, very gradually a little brighter middle".^[3] NGC 406 is about 60000 light-years across, roughly half the diameter of the Milky Way.

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NGC	NGC 401 NGC 402 NGC 403 NGC 404 NGC 405 NGC 406 NGC 407 NGC 408 NGC 409 NGC 410 NGC 411
PGC	PGC 3976 PGC 3977 PGC 3978 PGC 3979 PGC 3980 PGC 3981 PGC 3982 PGC 3983 PGC 3984

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NGC	NGC 401 NGC 402 NGC 403 NGC 404 NGC 405 NGC 406 NGC 407 NGC 408 NGC 409 NGC 410 NGC 411
PGC	PGC 3976 PGC 3977 PGC 3978 PGC 3979 PGC 3980 PGC 3981 PGC 3982 PGC 3983 PGC 3984

NGC 406
NGC 406, by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01^h 07^m 25.060^s
Declination	−69° 52′ 45.27″
Redshift	0.005030^[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1508^[1]
Distance	66.30 ± 6.27 Mly (20.329 ± 1.923 Mpc)^[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.02^[2]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)c^[2]
Size	60,000 ly (18,000 pc)
Other designations
ESO 51-18, PGC 3980