NGC 4306

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J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 22m 04.1s[1]
Declination12° 47′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.006608[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1981 km/s[1]
Distance103 Mly (31.6 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0^0(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]

NGC 4306 is a

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4306. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12846.x
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  3. ISSN 0035-8711
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    S2CID 119391307
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  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  7. ISSN 0004-6256
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  8. ^
    ISSN 0004-6361
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  9. ISSN 0004-637X
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  10. S2CID 118943109
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