NGC 4306 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4306. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 22m 04.1s [1] |
Declination | 12° 47′ 15″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.006608 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1981 km/s [1] |
Distance | 103 Mly (31.6 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^0(s) [1] |
Size | ~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.50 x 1.02 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014 [1] |
NGC 4306 is a dwarf [2] [3] [4] barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865. [6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, [4] [7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy. [8] NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305 [8] and appears to be interacting with it. [9] [10]
NGC 4306 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 4306. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 22m 04.1s [1] |
Declination | 12° 47′ 15″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.006608 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1981 km/s [1] |
Distance | 103 Mly (31.6 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^0(s) [1] |
Size | ~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.50 x 1.02 [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014 [1] |
NGC 4306 is a dwarf [2] [3] [4] barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865. [6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, [4] [7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy. [8] NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305 [8] and appears to be interacting with it. [9] [10]