NGC 4206

spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1784, IC objects and NGC objects.

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 4206” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.