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NGC 4006

IC 2983

Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Numbers	NGC 4006, IC 2983
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	11h 58m 6s
Declination	-2° 7' 12"
Distance	c.280,500,000 light years c.86,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.2 Absolute: -20.5
Diameter	Apparent: 1.5' Actual: 123,000 light years
Hubble Type	E Elliptical; also classified cD (large Diffuse Elliptical)
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	This large elliptical galaxy lies within a distant group of some forty galaxies about 280 million light years from the Milky Way, far beyond the Virgo Cluster. Seen from Earth, NGC 4006 and the other members of its group occupy a region in the western parts of Virgo.

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