NGC 3597
| Galaxy NGC 3597 |
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![NGC 3597 [1] (Hubble Space Telescope)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_3597.png)
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| NGC 3597 ( Hubble Space Telescope ) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cups |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 14 m 41.97 s |
| declination | -23 ° 43 ′ 39.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 +: / pec / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 64 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.011675 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 3500 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(148 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (45.4 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 21, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3597 • PGC 34266 • ESO 503-003 • MCG -04-27-005 • IRAS 11122-2327 • 2MASX J11144196-2343396 • SGC 111214-2327.4 • GC 2351 • h 3333 • GALEX ASC J111442.00-234340.8 • NVSS J111441 -234338 • WISEA J111441.97-234339.5 • 2MIG 1558 | |
NGC 3597 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 / a with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Becher south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 148 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on March 21, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- astronews.com: Picture of the day January 11, 2016