NGC 4622

NGC 4622
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 4622.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCentaurus
Right ascension12h 42m 37.7s[1]
Declination−40° 44′ 35″[1]
Redshift4367 ± 39 km/s[1]
Distance200 million ly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)ab[1]
Apparent size (V)1′.7 × 1′.6[1]
Other designations
PGC 42701[1]

NGC 4622 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy with a very prominent ring structure located in the constellation Centaurus. The galaxy is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4622. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference butaetal2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).