| NGC 4746[1] | |
|---|---|
 NGC4746 - SDSS DR14 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 51m 55.36s[1] |
| Declination | 12° 04′ 58.7″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00595[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1783 +/- 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 106.8 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.3 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -19.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8007,MCG +02-33-029,PGC 43601[1] | |
NGC 4746 is an edge-onspiral galaxy located 107 millionlight-years away in the constellationVirgo. It was discovered byJohn Herschel during a sky-survey on March 29, 1830.[2]
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