NGC 4746

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NGC 4746 [1]
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 51m 55.36s [1]
Declination 12° 04 58.7 [1]
Redshift 0.00595 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1783 +/- 5 km/s [1]
Distance 106.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.3
Absolute magnitude  (V)-19.2
Characteristics
Type Sb
Other designations
UGC 8007, MCG +02-33-029, PGC 43601 [1]

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. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.