Q1109839
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Key facts
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12 15 16.8
- Declination
- 13 ° 01 ′ 26.4 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 707 km/s
- Galactocentric velocity
- 643 ± 3 km/s
- Distance
- 67 Mly (20.4 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Type
- SA(s)bc?
- Size
- ~98,000 ly (30.1 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 5.18 x 0.77
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 16.7
- Image
- A dusty spiral in Virgo.jpg
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- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 3920560913611323136
- Commons category
- NGC 4206
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-04-17
- apparent magnitude
- 12.015
- galaxy morphological type
- Sc(dSc)
- redshift
- 0.002342
- radial velocity
- 707
- right ascension
- 183.82009993524210
- declination
- 13.02400508061720
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 4206 is a spiral galaxy located about 70 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. The galaxy is visible with most moderate amateur telescopes at 13th magnitude. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on 17 April 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
References
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