NGC 4606

NGC 4606 is a spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation of Virgo.^[3] NGC 4606 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.^[4] It has a disturbed stellar disk suggesting the actions of gravitational interactions.^[5] NGC 4607 may be a possible companion of NGC 4606.^[6] However, their redshifts differ by about 600 km/s, making it unlikely that they are a gravitationally bound pair.^[7] NGC 4606 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.^[8]

NGC 4606
SDSS image of NGC 4606.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 40m 57.5s[1]
Declination	11° 54′ 44″[1]
Redshift	0.005470[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1640 km/s[1]
Distance	53.3 Mly (16.35 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.67[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Size	~51,400 ly (15.75 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.2 x 1.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-213, IRAS 12384+1211, MCG 2-32-174, PGC 42516, UGC 7839, VCC 1859[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)