NGC 4586
| Galaxy NGC 4586 |
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| Image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4586 using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 38 m 28.4 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 19 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) a: / sp / Sy |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.8 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo-Cluster Messier 49 -group NGC 4636 -group NGC 4343 -group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.002648 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 794 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(32 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (9.9 ± 0.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4586 • UGC 7804 • PGC 42241 • CGCG 042-187 • MCG + 01-32-122 • IRAS F12359 + 0435 • 2MASX J12382843 + 0419087 • VCC 1760 • GC 3125 • H I 125 • h 1371 • GALEX ASC J123828.48 +041906.0 • LDCE 904 NED209 • EVCC 985 | |
NGC 4586 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 32 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1760 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4576 , NGC 4580 , NGC 4600 , NGC 4630 .
The object was discovered on February 2, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7 inch mirror telescope.