NGC 4626

NGC 4626
NGC 4626 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 42m 25.3s [1]
Declination	−07° 02′ 38″ [1]
Redshift	0.00938
Heliocentric radial velocity	2882 km/s [1]
Distance	156  Mly (47.7  Mpc) [1]
Characteristics
Type	SBbc [1]
Other designations
MCG -01-32-040, 2MFGC 09997, 2MASX J12422507-0702456, 2MASX J12422554-0702364

NGC 4626 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 156 Million light-years from Earth. It is part of the Virgo Cluster and was discovered by William Herschel on March 20, 1789, and later observed by John Herschel. ^{[2] [3]}

Wolfgang Steinicke and Professor Seligman classify this galaxy as an ordinary spiral, but the bar is clearly visible in the SDSS survey image. The luminosity class of NGC 4626 is II-III. ^[4]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 4626. SN 2012cr (Type II, mag. 18.3) was discovered by the Caltech Institute's Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) on March 25, 2012. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

See also

• NGC
• List of NGC objects (4001-5000)
• List of NGC objects
• Galaxy

References

1. "Results for object NGC 4626". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 2025-07-08.
2. "NGC 4626 Galaxy facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
3. "NGC 4626". Go Astronomy. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
4. "NGC 4626". SIMBAD. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
5. Howerton, S.; Drake, A. J.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Mahabal, A.; Graham, M. J.; Williams, R.; Prieto, J. L.; Catelan, M.; McNaught, R. H.; Beshore, E. C.; Larson, S. M.; Christensen, E.; Cao, Y.; Kasliwal, M. M.; White, C. J. (2012). "Supernova 2012cr in NGC 4626 = PSN J12422445-0702576". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3141): 1. Bibcode:2012CBET.3141....1H.
6. "SN 2012cr". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
7. "CRTS, Catalina Real-Time Survey" . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
8. "Bright Supernovae - 2012" . Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4626 at Wikimedia Commons