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NGC 4606

NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4606:

NGC:NGC 4606
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBa
Constellation:Virgo
Surface brightness:23.1 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):11.9
B-mag (blue):12.6
J-mag (IR):10
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.4
Right Ascension:12:40:57.54
Declination:11:54:44.00
Major axis:2.47 '
Minor axis:1.36 '
Angle (major axis):14°
Radial velocity:1698 km/s
Redshift:0.00568

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS