NGC 4587
| Galaxy NGC 4587 |
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![NGC 4587 with LEDA 1234125 (l) and SDSS J123833.35 + 023951.9 (above) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4587_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4587 with LEDA 1234125 (l) and SDSS J123833.35 + 023951.9 (above) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 38 m 35.4 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 39 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.5' |
| Position angle | 48 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Messier 49 group NGC 4636 group GC 4343 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003005 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 901 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(37 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.2 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1882 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4587 • UGC 7805 • PGC 42253 • CGCG 042-188 • MCG + 01-32-123 • 2MASX J12383544 + 0239267 • VCC 1763 • NSA 141775 • LDCE 904 NED210 • EVCC 2193 | |
NGC 4587 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 37 million light years from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years in diameter . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1763 .
The galaxies NGC 4544 , NGC 4600 , NGC 4636 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 17, 1882 by the astronomer Johann Palisa .