NGC 4399
| Emission nebula | |
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| NGC 4399
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| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 25 m 43.0 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 30 ′ 58 ″ |
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| Ionizing source | |
| Type | H-II area / super association |
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| Affiliation | Part of the galaxy NGC 4395 |
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history
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| discovery | George Johnstone Stoney |
| Date of discovery | April 13, 1850 |
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| NGC 4399 • GC 2959 • | |
NGC 4399 is an H-II region or a giant star association in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4395 . The H-II area was discovered on April 13, 1850 by the Irish astronomer George Johnstone Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons .
See also
Web links
+ NGC 4403
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ Matthias Juchert: observation night of April 13-14, 2004. In: Serifone.de. April 13, 2004, accessed on July 27, 2008 (German).
- ↑ Seligman