| NGC 4206 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4206 image taken with the NASA/ESAHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo[1] |
| Right ascension | 12h 15m 16.8s[2] |
| Declination | 13° 01′ 26.4″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.00236[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 707 km/s[2] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 643 ± 3 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 67 Mly (20.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Group orcluster | Virgo Cluster[4][5] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.15[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.82[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)bc?[3] |
| Size | ~98,000 ly (30.1 kpc) (estimated)[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.18 x 0.77[3] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 12127+1318,PGC 39183,2MASX J12151687+1301258,MCG+02-31-066,HIPASS J1215+13,IC 3064,UGC 7260[2] | |
NGC 4206 is aspiral galaxy located about 70 millionlight-years away from Earth in the constellation ofVirgo. The galaxy is visible with most moderate amateur telescopes at 13thmagnitude. It was discovered by British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 17 April 1784 and is a member of theVirgo Cluster.[5][4]
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