NGC 4706

NGC 4706
2MASS image of NGC 4706.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 49m 54.1s[1]
Declination −41° 16′ 46″[1]
Redshift 0.012882[1]
Helio radial velocity 3862 km/s[1]
Distance 157 Mly (48.2 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster Centaurus Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.93[1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)0^0[1]
Size ~86,700 ly (26.57 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.4 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
ESO 323-1, CCC 122, MCG -7-26-55, PGC 43411[1]

NGC 4706 is a lenticular galaxy located about 157 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Centaurus.[3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on June 5, 1834.[4] NGC 4706 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4706. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4706". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4700 - 4749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. ↑ Jerjen, H.; Dressler, A. (1997-07-01). "Studies of the Centaurus cluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 124 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1051/aas:1997355. ISSN 0365-0138.
  6. ↑ O'Meara, Stephen James (2013-04-08). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139851541.
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