NGC 4806
| Galaxy NGC 4806 |
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| High-resolution image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4806, created with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 56 m 12.4 s |
| declination | -29 ° 30 ′ 11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) c? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 50 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008032 +/- 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2408 +/- 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(101 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (30.9 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4806 • PGC 44116 • ESO 443-G012 • MCG -05-31-003 • IRAS 12535-2914 • SGC 125330-2914.0 • GC 3308 • h 3440 • | |
NGC 4806 is a 12.7 mag bright barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation of the Water Snake . It is estimated to be 101 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 30, 1835 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "F, R, gvlbM, 40 arcseconds".