Astronomy:NGC 4346
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| NGC 4346 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 23m 27.9702s[1] |
| Declination | +46° 59′ 37.558″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002592±0.000123[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 edge-on[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07463 CGCG 244-009 CGCG 1221.0+4716 MCG +08-23-016 [1] | |
NGC 4346 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici about 50 million light-years away. It was discovered on April 1, 1788 by the astronomer William Herschel.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) results for object NGC 4346". NASA/IPAC. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+4346&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - NGC 4364". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4364. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc43.htm#4346.
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