NGC 4607

NGC 4607
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4607.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 41m 12.4s[1]
Declination11° 53′ 12″[1]
Redshift0.007572[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2270 km/s[1]
Distance56.39 Mly (17.290 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterVirgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)13.75[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1]
Size~52,500 ly (16.09 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-216, Ho 436b, IRAS 12386+1209, MCG 2-32-176, PGC 42544, UGC 7843, VCC 1868[1]

NGC 4607 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 56 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Virgo.[3] NGC 4607 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on April 24, 1854.[4] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4607". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  6. ^ McArthur, Hartmut Frommert, Christine Kronberg, Guy. "Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster". www.messier.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)