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{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo}} |
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{{Infobox galaxy |
{{Infobox galaxy |
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| image = [[File:NGC4746 - SDSS DR14.jpg|NGC4746 - SDSS DR14|270px]] |
| image = [[File:NGC4746 - SDSS DR14.jpg|NGC4746 - SDSS DR14|270px]] |
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| caption = NGC4746 - SDSS DR14 |
| caption = NGC4746 - SDSS DR14 |
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| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 4746<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%204746&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1|title=Results for object NGC 4746|access-date=28 October 2019|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=[[California Institute of Technology]]}}</ref> |
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 4746<ref name=NED>{{cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%204746&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1|title=Results for object NGC 4746|access-date=28 October 2019|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=[[California Institute of Technology]]}}</ref> |
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| epoch = [[J2000]] |
| epoch = [[J2000]] |
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| ra = {{RA|12|51|55}} |
| ra = {{RA|12|51|55.36}}<ref name=NED/> |
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| dec = {{DEC|12|04|58}} |
| dec = {{DEC|12|04|58.7}}<ref name=NED/> |
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| constellation name = [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]] |
| constellation name = [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]] |
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| z = |
| z = 0.00595<ref name=NED/> |
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| h_radial_v = |
| h_radial_v = 1783 +/- 5 km/s<ref name=NED/> |
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| gal_v = |
| gal_v = |
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| dist_ly = 106.8 Mly |
| dist_ly = 106.8 Mly |
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| appmag_b = 13.3 |
| appmag_b = 13.3 |
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| absmag_v = -19.2 |
| absmag_v = -19.2 |
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| names = {{odlist|UGC=8007|MCG=+02-33-029|PGC=43601}}<ref name=NED/> |
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| names = UGC 08007, CGCG 071-060 |
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'''NGC 4746''' is an edge-on spiral galaxy located 107 million [[light-years]] away in the constellation [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]. It was discovered by [[John Herschel]] during a sky-survey on March 29, 1830.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc47.htm#4746|title=NGC 4746 (= PGC 43601)|access-date=28 October 2019|work=Celestial Atlas|publisher= |
'''NGC 4746''' is an edge-on [[spiral galaxy]] located 107 million [[light-years]] away in the constellation [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]. It was discovered by [[John Herschel]] during a sky-survey on March 29, 1830.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc47.htm#4746|title=NGC 4746 (= PGC 43601)|access-date=28 October 2019|work=Celestial Atlas|publisher=cseligman.com}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{Commons category-inline}} |
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{{NGC objects:4500-4999}} |
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{{NGC50}} |
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{{Virgo}} |
{{Virgo}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 4746}} |
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[[Category:Spiral galaxies]] |
[[Category:Spiral galaxies]] |
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[[Category:Virgo (constellation)]] |
[[Category:Virgo (constellation)]] |
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[[Category:NGC objects|4746]] |
[[Category:NGC objects|4746]] |
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[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1830]] |
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1830]] |
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[[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|043601]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 18 January 2024
| NGC 4746[1] | |
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 NGC4746 - SDSS DR14 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 51m 55.36s[1] |
| Declination | 12° 04′ 58.7″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00595[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1783 +/- 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 106.8 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.3 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -19.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8007, MCG +02-33-029, PGC 43601[1] | |
NGC 4746 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located 107 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by John Herschel during a sky-survey on March 29, 1830.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Results for object NGC 4746". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "NGC 4746 (= PGC 43601)". Celestial Atlas. cseligman.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to NGC 4746 at Wikimedia Commons
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