NGC 4506 is a spiral galaxy located around 50 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[4] It is classified as peculiar due to the presence of dust that surrounds its nucleus.[5] NGC 4506 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on January 14, 1787.[6] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster.[7]
| NGC 4506 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 4506 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 32m 10.5s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 25′ 11″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002458/737 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 47.6 Mly[2] |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa pec[1] |
| Size | ~26,000 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.79 x 1.06[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41546, UGC 7682, VCC 1419[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4506. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "parsecs to lightyears conversion". Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 4506 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
External links
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Media related to NGC 4506 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 4506 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
