NGC 4606 is a spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4606 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. It has a disturbed stellar disk suggesting the actions of gravitational interactions. NGC 4607 may be a possible companion of NGC 4606. However, their redshifts differ by about 600 km/s, making it unlikely that they are a gravitationally bound pair. NGC 4606 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
NGC 4606
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- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12h 40m 57.5s
- Declination
- 11° 54′ 44″
- Redshift
- 0.005470
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1640 km/s
- Distance
- 53.3 Mly (16.35 Mpc)
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 12.67
- Type
- Sa
- Size
- ~51,400 ly (15.75 kpc) (estimated)
- Apparent size (V)
- 3.2 x 1.6
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