NGC 4306 explained

NGC 4306
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SB0^0(s)^[1]
Dist Ly:	31.6Mpc
H Radial V:	1981 km/s
Z:	0.006608
Appmag V:	13.8
Size V:	1.50 x 1.02
Constellation Name:	Virgo
Names:	UGC 07433, VCC 0523, PGC 040032, MCG +02-32-014
Size:	~7kpc (estimated)

NGC 4306 is a dwarf^{[2] [3] [4]} barred lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away^[5] in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 16, 1865.^[6] Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster,^[7] its high radial velocity and similar distance as NGC 4305 suggest that NGC 4306 is a background galaxy. NGC 4306 is a companion of NGC 4305^[8] and appears to be interacting with it.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 4306 . 2019-08-11.
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3. Rys. Agnieszka. Falcon-Barroso. Jesus. van de Ven. Glenn. 2013-02-01. Virgo cluster and field dwarf ellipticals in 3D - I. On the variety of stellar kinematic and line-strength properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428. 4. 2980–2994. 10.1093/mnras/sts245. 1210.3591. 2013MNRAS.428.2980R. 0035-8711. free.
4. Davidge. T. J.. 2018-10-31. The Stellar Contents of Intermediate Mass Disk Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. I. GMOS Spectra. The Astronomical Journal. 156. 5. 233. en. 10.3847/1538-3881/aae5fa. 1811.00041. 2018AJ....156..233D. 119391307 . free .
5. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2019-08-12.
6. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4300 - 4349. cseligman.com. 2019-08-02.
7. Binggeli. B.. Sandage. A.. Tammann. G. A.. 1985-09-01. Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area.. The Astronomical Journal. 90. 1681–1759. 10.1086/113874. 1985AJ.....90.1681B. 0004-6256.
8. Sanchis. T.. Mamon. G. A.. Salvador-Sol´e. E.. Solanes. J. M.. 2004-05-01. The origin of H I-deficiency in galaxies on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster. II. Companions and uncertainties in distances and deficiencies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 418. 2 . 393–411. 10.1051/0004-6361:20034158. astro-ph/0401367. 2004A&A...418..393S. 0004-6361. free.
9. van den Bergh. Sidney. Pierce. Michael J.. Tully. R. Brent. 1990-08-01. Classification of galaxies on CCD frames. The Astrophysical Journal. 359. 4–14. 10.1086/169027. 1990ApJ...359....4V. 0004-637X.
10. Book: Malin, D.. Interacting Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster . 1994. Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging. 161. 567–576. 10.1007/978-94-011-1146-1_119. 1994IAUS..161..567M. 978-0-7923-2879-7. 118943109 .