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NGC 4746

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NGC 4746[1]
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14
NGC4746 - SDSS DR14
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 51m 55.36s[1]
Declination12° 04′ 58.7″[1]
Redshift0.00595[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1783 +/- 5 km/s[1]
Distance106.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude (B)13.3
Absolute magnitude (V)-19.2
Characteristics
TypeSb
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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "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.
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  • Media related to NGC 4746 at Wikimedia Commons