NGC 4206

Coordinates: 12^h 15^m 16.875^s, +13° 01′ 25.82″

NGC 4206
NGC 4206 image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo[1]
Right ascension	12^h 15^m 16.875^s[2]
Declination	+13° 01′ 25.82″[2]
Redshift	0.002338[2]
Helio radial velocity	700 km/s[2]
Distance	70 Mly
Size (ly)	4.103 x 0.821 arcmin[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.15
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.82
Other designations
IRAS 12127+1318, VCC 145, [M98c] 121243.7+131810, ADBS J121514+1259, LEDA 39183, Z 69-104, [RS2000] 180, ALFALFA 1-205, 2MASX J12151687+1301258, Z 1212.7+1318, [VV2010c] J121516.8+130127, CAIRNS J121516.82+130126.7 MCG+02-31-066, [BEC2010] HRS 94, [YOF95] 45, HIPASS J1215+13, 2MFGC 9653, [CHM2007] HDC 720 J121516.87+1301258, IC 3064, UGC 7260, [CHM2007] LDC 904 J121516.87+1301258, IRAS F12127+1318, UZC J121516.7+130126, [HDL96] 69 174

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

1. "A dusty spiral in Virgo". www.spacetelescope.org. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
2. "Search Results for NGC 4206". simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/. SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 15 October 2014.