NGC 3591
| Galaxy NGC 3591 |
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![NGC 3591 with LEDA 929280 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC3591_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 3591 with LEDA 929280 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cups |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 14 m 03.312 s |
| declination | -14 ° 05 ′ 14.42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (r) 0+? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 150 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018369 ± 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 5507 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(239 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.2 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3591 • PGC 34220 • MCG -02-29-012 • 2MASX J11140326-1405140 • GC 2346 • H III 529 • h 3331 • GALEX ASC J111403.19-140513.9 • LDCE 792 NED002 • NSA 139001 • WISEA J111403.28-140514.2 | |
NGC 3591 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Becher south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 239 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies IC 679 and IC 2668 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 27, 1786 .