| NGC 4626 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4626 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 42m 25.3s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 02′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00938 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2882 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 156 Mly (47.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-32-040, 2MFGC 09997, 2MASX J12422507-0702456, 2MASX J12422554-0702364 | |
NGC 4626 is abarred spiral galaxy located in theconstellation Virgo, approximately 156 Million light-years fromEarth. It is part of theVirgo Cluster and was discovered byWilliam Herschel on March 20, 1789, and later observed byJohn Herschel.[2][3]
Wolfgang Steinicke and Professor Seligman classify this galaxy as an ordinary spiral, but the bar is clearly visible in theSDSS survey image. The luminosity class of NGC 4626 is II-III.[4]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 4626.SN 2012cr (Type II, mag. 18.3) was discovered by theCaltech Institute'sCatalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) on March 25, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
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