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NGC 4206

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Right ascension
  
12 15 16.875

Redshift
  
0.002338

Distance
  
70 Mly (21 Mpc)

Magnitude
  
12.15

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
12.15

Declination
  
+13° 01′ 25.82″

Helio radial velocity
  
700 km/s

Size
  
4.103 x 0.821 arcmin

Constellation
  
Virgo

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Similar
  
NGC 4216, NGC 4309, NGC 4030

NGC 4206 is a spiral galaxy located about 70 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4206 is visible with most moderate amateur telescopes at 13th magnitude. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on 17 April 1784.

References

NGC 4206 Wikipedia