NGC 4607

NGC 4607 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 56 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Virgo.^[3] NGC 4607 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on April 24, 1854.^[4] The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.^[5][6]

NGC 4607
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 4607.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 41m 12.4s[1]
Declination	11° 53′ 12″[1]
Redshift	0.007572[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2270 km/s[1]
Distance	56.39 Mly (17.290 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.75[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sb[1]
Size	~52,500 ly (16.09 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 70-216, Ho 436b, IRAS 12386+1209, MCG 2-32-176, PGC 42544, UGC 7843, VCC 1868[1]

Interaction with NGC 4606

NGC 4607 may be a possible companion of NGC 4606^[7] and they are separated from each other by a projected distance of about ~55,000–65,000 ly (17–20 kpc).^[8][9] Despite this, NGC 4607 does not show any evidence in the optical or H I of having been tidally disturbed^[9] unlike NGC 4606.^[9][8] This would be inconsistent if a strong tidal interaction has occurred between the two galaxies.^[8] Also, both galaxies' redshifts differ by about 600 km/s making it unlikely that they are a gravitationally bound pair.^[9]

See also

• List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
• NGC 4302 - Another galaxy in the Virgo Cluster with a similar appearance