NGC 4306

NGC 4306 is a dwarf^[2][3][4] barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away^[5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865.^[6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster,^[4][7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy.^[8] NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305^[8] and appears to be interacting with it.^[9][10]

NGC 4306
SDSS image of NGC 4306.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 22m 04.1s[1]
Declination	12° 47′ 15″[1]
Redshift	0.006608[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1981 km/s[1]
Distance	103 Mly (31.6 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^0(s)[1]
Size	~23,000 ly (7 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.50 x 1.02[1]
Other designations
UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014[1]