NGC 4607

NGC 4607 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4607 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on April 24, 1854. The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

Interaction with NGC 4606
NGC 4607 may be a possible companion of NGC 4606 and they are separated from each other by a projected distance of about ~17-20 kpc. Despite this, NGC 4607 does not show any evidence in the optical or H I of having been tidally disturbed unlike NGC 4606. This would be inconsistent if a strong tidal interaction has occurred between the two galaxies. Also, both galaxies' redshifts differ by about 600 km/s making it unlikely that they are a gravitationally bound pair.